One Way Street

A welcome return in this follow-up to gripping crime thriller 'The Man On The Street' featuring homeless veteran Jimmy Mullen aka The Street Detective - Sherlock Homeless. Things are looking up, now living in a hostel, a girlfriend and attending a support group. Unfortunately trouble seems to follow Jimmy, when he helps friend Deano search for his brother Ash, who sadly is found dead in a bin, one of several recent young street deaths, after taking a bad dose of the drug Spice. Jimmy begins investigating to find out what has happened, with help from a motley crew of colourful Geordie characters. A thoroughly enjoyable read. Highly recommended.

North-east England: Newcastle and Sunderland: a crime landscape usually frequented by Ann Cleeves and Vera. But now there are some new kids on the block: Trevor Wood and Jimmy, oh, and I mustn't forget Dog. I rather think they've come to stay. I don't think Vera will mind.
Trevor Wood writes with great affection for his characters. It permeates every single page. The plot unfolds well and never lags for a moment.
J. Jefferson Farjeon wrote several novels in the 1930s using a homeless man - Ben - as his investigator. It is good to see Jimmy as a modern reincarnation. A timely, gritty novel by a writer we are going to hear a lot more from.
I enjoyed this book so much I sat down and read it again six months after my first reading, something I almost never do, but it was an absolute pleasure to read it again. I now in eagerly await the third book in the series.