Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
Heartman
- J. T. Ellington, Book 1
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
£0.00 for first 30 days
Heartman
Buy Now for £27.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Summary
Atmospheric and punchy, Heartman showcases an exciting new voice in the genre.
Bristol in the early 1960s: Joseph Tremaine Ellington is a Barbadian ex-policeman who, like many of his generation in the West Indies, has come to the UK to make a new life in the mother country. But the land of opportunity is not all it is cut out to be. It is not just the weather that is cold: so is the welcome. Facing hostility and prejudice at every turn, Ellington struggles to make ends meet.
But then he meets community bigwig Earl Linney, a man with a finger in every pie, who has made good in the white man's world. Earl needs help in finding Stella Hopkins, a young West Indian woman who has disappeared. Earl does not want go to the police, so he asks Ellington to track her down. With few allies other than his not-so-honest cousin Victor, Ellington has to keep his wits about him.
This is an atmospheric, confident debut: Devil in a Blue Dress meets Chinatown set in the rough world of Bristol nightlife, in the pubs, shebeens and nightclubs that are the haunts of prostitutes and criminals, places where danger lurks around every corner.
Listeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
What listeners say about Heartman
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Hotchilliepepper
- 11-08-24
The plot, made wonder if these charcters really excisted in my home toewn Bristol. The ending was sad and unexpected ending.
There aren't many detective stories of the Windrush generation. so I enjoyed the familiarity of places in my hometown from back in the day based around people of colour and wonder if the bad men were really thiis bad! Good story that I wanted to listen to at every opportunity.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 09-07-17
Heartman b by M ,P WRIGHT
Mp Wright, an author who knows how to tap into human mind,you go on an adventure with him,Heartman ,you will not want to put down. So much more to come from this amazing author, an absolute must read.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 20-08-19
wow just wow
gripping listen from start to finish cant wait for the next 1 thanks MP Wright .
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Bernadette
- 15-05-17
Amazing
I could not put it down. Amazing story beautifully narrated by Ben Onwukwe. Hope book 2 comes soon.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!