A corrupt system. A city in meltdown. A rogue cop, bent on revenge. Who will deliver justice?Blood on the Streets is the first in the London Large crime thriller series, featuring the exploits of Detective Inspector Harry ‘H’ Hawkins, an old-school London copper with over thirty years of besting villains under his belt. When a bloody international gang war threatens to rip the metropolis apart, … rip the metropolis apart, ‘London’s top copper’ finds himself under siege as never before.
Haunted by flashbacks of the horrors he experienced in the Falklands War, held accountable for the unstoppable wave of violent chaos that is turning the streets of his city red with blood, hounded and ridiculed by a media he cannot understand and continually thwarted by an establishment cover up of he knows not what, the big man is bang in trouble.
As the chaos in London reaches boiling point can H, against all the odds, bring the streets under control, see through the fog of a high-level conspiracy and rescue his partner Amisha before she is killed by her ruthless kidnappers? And will he himself be forced to step outside the law to do so?
If you like the hard-boiled, gritty and action packed novels of Martina Cole, Stephen Leather and Andy McNab you’ll love Blood on the Streets – let it take you through a thrilling rollercoaster ride through the dark underbelly of criminal London.
TRIGGER WARNING:
If you require a trigger warning of any kind then this book is NOT for you.
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It’s a great and thrilling read, fastpaced and full of action and surprises. This certainly is not the story of the good and friendly English bobby
but of a (just as old fashioned) cynical, alcoholic hardline cop who believes in ‘an eye for an eye’ and isn’t scared of crossing the lines. There’s plenty of victims in this book, not all of them die but violence is an intrinsic part of this book. The ugliness and sordidness of war and crime aren’t shunned but they’re neither glorified or romanticised. I hope that the quality and tempo of the story will carry on in the next books. As it was a quick read,I won’t have to wait long before I find out.
And excellent and awesome crime story sets in early London. The streets of London are turning into a Blood Bath running in the streets. Detective Harry Hawkins is the best detective in London. He closes more cases than any other detective. Then Harry is called to a gruesome and bloody crime in front of Buckingham Castle. Harry starts trying to figure out the scene before him but he suddenly falls apart. What happened?? It is discovered that he knows the victims. One is the wife of his very best friend. The other is her sister. Read this book to learn who committed this horrific crime and the corrosive London behind it. An excellent read.
London Large, Blood on the Streets #1 – A well written, action filled, suspense novel set in present day London. The multiple battles of old school vs. new police, Russian and Albanian mafias, and the elites of government. The pace is fast and the reader is intrigued by what is on the pages. I couldn’t put the book down. I contacted the authors to review their books after reading Tipping Point, the intro of the old school raising of several of the major characters. Tipping Point should be read first, if possible. 5*
London Large, Bound by Blood #2 – A well written, action filled, suspense novel set, in present day London, that picks up from Blood on the Streets a few months later with the same characters plus. The prime focus is still the continuing battle against the Albanian mafia. I couldn’t put this book down any more than I did the first book. I contacted the authors to review their books after reading Tipping Point, the intro the old school raising of several of the major characters. Tipping Point should be read first, if possible. 5*
London Large, Bloody Liberties #3- Blood and thunder, to borrow a British phrase. A well written, action packed, suspense filled novel that grabs the reader by the throat and doesn’t let go until the end. Then you think about what you’ve read. I couldn’t put the book down; I was immersed in the horror that is so possible today. Good old fashion soldiering, new technology and human perseverance; the combination making a great read. The twisting plot was well thought out and believable; the dialog realistic; and the technology spot on. If you haven’t read the prequel and the first two books, you need to do so. Liberties can be read without them, but they enhance the story and you understand the viewpoints of the characters better. 5*
London Large, American Lockdown #4 – Absolutely the best of this good series. Fast paced; action packed; suspense filled; evil and deadly. It’s even harder to put this book down, the others were difficult to stop reading, but this one makes the others look like child’s play. Every character is well developed and we have the gang from previous books. The plot is a roller coaster ride of horror, hate, revenge, anger and love. Full of emotions: simmering to full blown; you name it, it’s covered. How much can H take? I wonder what the next book will be since it will be difficult to top this one, but I’m sure the Robson Brothers can handle it. This is a 10 star book! 5*
London Large, Tipping Point, Prequel- Must read Tipping Point first before LL Blood on the Streets. The introduction of the old school raising of several of the major characters of the London Large series. This intro clarify any confusion the reader may experience in LL, Blood on the Streets. 5*
Sharp and Short: A collection of shorts about Harry ‘H’ Hawkins, which should be read, in the sequential order of time, before and during the London Large series, especially Tipping Point. Tipping Point will explain a lot about the type of man he is and how he became Harry of the London Large series. Also, there’s some information in this book that is mentioned in the first book and causes confusion for the reader that hadn’t read TP. The other books have background about how H develops his feelings, good and bad, of the people, good and bad, in his life and work. Also, his mates are featured. Good background stories. 5*
Home Front – November, 2003. Age 45. Harry’s reaction to a string of violated, murdered young girls and health scare and his marriage.
Counter Punch – October, 1984; February, 1985. While still in the army, H handles an extended family problem against a crime lord, with an American GI by H’s side.
On Tour – 1978. Nineteen year-old H, Shy Nervous John and Ronnie as part of the Anglers Athletic under-21s on tour in Amsterdam and Hamburg. Their first time out of England.
That’s Life – November, 1995. Little Ronnie is born and H lives his code about his friends, his “own”.
Unsafe Space – November 2017. As a private investigator, a case leads him to a university where the students are brainwashed by their professor into destruction and hatred.
Tipping Point – January, 1974. Prequel – Must read Tipping Point first before LL Blood on the Streets. The introduction of the old school raising of several of the major characters of the London Large series. This intro clarify any confusion the reader may experience in LL, Blood on the Streets.
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What a fantastic find this series was – I downloaded the first book as a freebie in a giveaway and didn’t know what to expect. In my experience, mass-freebies are a mixed bag of tricks at best, but this one had a cool cover, London as the setting, and a blurb that caught my eye, so I gave it a go. I am SO glad I did, I’m absolutely hooked on Harry “H” Hawkins and his world! This is an exceedingly gritty (in the best sense) urban crime thriller, and I could not stop turning pages… The characters are all spot-on perfect – compelling, unique, and rough around all the right edges in such a way that they jump off of each and every page. The plot was gripping, the drama thick on the ground, and I can’t wait to dig into the next offerings in the series!
Roy and Gary Robson have written a thriller full of intrigue and murder. The plot is fast paced and full of action. H, their detective, is a fully developed and rounded character as are his friends and family.