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15 July 2014Paperback
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A family of Hasidic Jews dies suddenly while picnicking in Finsbury Park, and the finger is quickly pointed at a gang of Islamist youths. Too quickly, thinks local reporter Rex Tracey.
Rex starts to investigate. But when his long-time colleague and friend is also accused of murder, the sleuthing journalist with a fondness for Polish lager and dry one-liners is catapulted out of his depth, into a disturbing world of religious fanaticism, false prophets and century-old secrets.
'M.H. Baylis introduces the London borough of Tottenham to crime fiction, and it performs extremely well . . . fast-moving and very entertaining'
—The Times
- 'Richly enjoyable . . . both a satisfyingly plotted crime thriller, and a love letter to an often-overlooked corner of London' —The Independent
- 'An excellent crime novel as well as a sharply observed slice of contemporary London life'
—The Guardian - 'A sparky, unexpected thriller . . . His delicate sense of place gives Baylis a special authenticity'
—Daily Mail - 'A streetwise murder tale for crime connoisseurs … M.H. Baylis is on to a winning combination with his Rex Tracey mysteries' —The Independent on The Tottenham Outrage
- 'The Tottenham Outrage is jam-packed both with characters and with character: funny, vivacious and enthralling. It's written with skill, observation, understanding and a relish for contemporary life in a teeming part of London that will, I hope, provide many more stories … Read and enjoy.'
—Eurocrime
Matthew Baylis also writes as M.H. Baylis and Matthew Baylis.
He grew up in Southport, Merseyside, the only seaside town that has no sea. It used to have a beach but that, strangely, vanished round about 1994, when Matthew left for London. Questions are still being asked about that.
He studied anthropology and intended to become a world authority on cults and messianic movements. He became a storyliner on 'EastEnders' instead. Later, he took the dark arts of cliffhanger-crafting to Kenya and Cambodia. He wrote Cambodia's first film-noir thriller and is, he thinks, the only Englishman to have ever had a film shown at the Pyongyang Film Festival in North Korea.
A London-loving, amateur anthropologist, Matthew has lived in the multi-cultural, history-laden, and much misunderstood borough of Haringey since 2006, and this was the inspiration for the hugely acclaimed Rex Tracey crime novel series.
His non-fiction title, Man Belong Mrs Queen – Adventures With the Philip Worshippers grew out of his love for another part of the world, the South Pacific, and his lifelong affection for the Duke of Edinburgh.
He reads everything he can lay his hands on, but favourites include: Hans Fallada, Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo, Anya Lipska, Charles Cumming, Oliver Harris, Emanuel Litvinoff, Louise Millar, John le Carre, Stav Sherez, Colin Thubron, Jeremy Seal, William McIlvaney, Ruth Rendell and the Old Testament. He will try most things twice.