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Meet Tommy Akhtar, cricket aficionado, devoted son, some time private investigator and some time idol to West London's thug-lites. It's multi-tasking, serious (Little Book of Tommy #38). He's just woken up with another hangover and combed a parting in the pelt on his tongue when his next case comes through the door. Exoticmelody is searching for her fellow hooker, sexyrussian.co.uk, last seen meeting a client in a Mayfair dive. It looks like a join the dots kind of job. But as the search for sexyrussian hots up, Tommy's case takes a turn for the sinister. He's drawn into a murder investigation and the dark side of both the establishment and those who plan to overthrow it. But Tommy reckons it's the opportunists you've got to watch out for. Neate brilliantly explores the underbelly of the cultural mix that makes up London - The City of Tiny Lights - and questions just what it really means to be British right now...

A sprawling novel which spans continents and decades, Twelve Bar Blues has at its heart the story of Lick Holden, an outstanding cornet player who grows up on the mean streets of early twentieth-century New Orleans and is on a mission to track down his long lost step-sister. At the other end of the century, we meet an English prostitute delving into her own identity. Neate zigzags time and space to produce a poignant and witty novel where form and content brilliantly reflect one another. ‘Thorough research and Neate’s delicious dialogue fuse into a compelling genealogy, mostly of jazz musicians and prostitutes, all seeking their destinies.’ Independent on Sunday

Presents a story of young people's lives in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, which highlights issues of violence, drug culture, and family. This book is co-authored by a prize-winning fiction and non-fiction writer.