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Standing In The Shadows With The Ghost Of Emmett Till
A J T Ellington Mystery.
October 1967 - Joseph Tremaine Ellington, a £10 pound a day plus expenses inquiry agent. A man used to doing 'favours' and for looking after the problems his shadowy clients would like to forget about... Ellington is once again drawn into a seedy half-world inhabited by shady pastors, con-men, bent coppers and small time villains.
Asked to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a young Jamaican man, Solomon Till. Ellington becomes embroiled in a dangerous case riddled with racism and forbidden interracial relationships.
October 1967 - Joseph Tremaine Ellington, a £10 pound a day plus expenses inquiry agent. A man used to doing 'favours' and for looking after the problems his shadowy clients would like to forget about... Ellington is once again drawn into a seedy half-world inhabited by shady pastors, con-men, bent coppers and small time villains.
Asked to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a young Jamaican man, Solomon Till. Ellington becomes embroiled in a dangerous case riddled with racism and forbidden interracial relationships.
39 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 7, 2016
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M.P. Wright
15 books34 followers Mark Wright was born in Leicestershire in 1965. He was employed in various roles within the music industry before working as a private investigator. He retrained in 1989 and spent the next twenty years in the mental health and probation services in the UK, specialising in risk assessment. A self-confessed aficionado of film, music and real ale, and father of two beautiful daughters, Mark lives with his wife and their two Rottweiler dogs, Clover and Dylan.
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January 7, 2016
This story is set on the last Friday of October 1967, the 27th to be precise. JT Ellington has finished a dull week in PI work and is looking forward to a drink. He is sought out by a messenger from the local clergyman, he is almost dragged before the minister to undertake a delicate job, to return a lost sheep to the fold. The reason God's shepherd wants Ellington to do the work is that the missing youngster has got himself embroiled into the darker world that someone like Ellington rubs shoulders with daily, in his line of work.
Over a drink it becomes clear that it is not only a fools errand but one that may cost JT dear.
I really enjoy the way the author takes me into this whole different world and in making his lead character a failed black policeman, now trying to function among his own people and against white discrimation presents a story in a wonderful new way. I feel fully at home in his world and become distressed by open harassment and name calling. It is part of the fabric of the books and is brilliant in that if it didn't initially see it, you might overlook it altogether. The lines are not signposted; some language is bound to jar with a 21st century reader but the subtle instances are so clever they convey so much more. In this short story I would suggest the dog walker illustrates this point.
The music and the clothes also capture so much of the spirit and feel for this time.
So if you are new to this author and his creation JT Ellington you are in for a treat as you can hunt down Heartman and begin this journey I'm on; or if like me, you can get your fix and dip into this world briefly with this short story and wait for the up coming release of All Through The Night
Over a drink it becomes clear that it is not only a fools errand but one that may cost JT dear.
I really enjoy the way the author takes me into this whole different world and in making his lead character a failed black policeman, now trying to function among his own people and against white discrimation presents a story in a wonderful new way. I feel fully at home in his world and become distressed by open harassment and name calling. It is part of the fabric of the books and is brilliant in that if it didn't initially see it, you might overlook it altogether. The lines are not signposted; some language is bound to jar with a 21st century reader but the subtle instances are so clever they convey so much more. In this short story I would suggest the dog walker illustrates this point.
The music and the clothes also capture so much of the spirit and feel for this time.
So if you are new to this author and his creation JT Ellington you are in for a treat as you can hunt down Heartman and begin this journey I'm on; or if like me, you can get your fix and dip into this world briefly with this short story and wait for the up coming release of All Through The Night
January 10, 2016
A short story featuring JT Ellington, West Indian ex-Policeman who we first met in Heartman. Set in Bristol in 1967. A clergyman asks via Rank Barrett if JT can help return a member of the parish return to the flock. Solomon is having an inter-racial relationship and it is frowned upon from all sides. As ever the story is highly descriptive and easy reading. Look out for All Through the Night the next book in the trilogy out in April.
October 28, 2019
Released between the excellent Heartman and before the 2nd in the series, All through the night, this is a relatively brief short story set in late October 1967.
JT Ellington, the Barbadian cop, now living and working in Bristol is accosted by a local thug and drawn into an investigation involving a young black male and the white sister of a ruthless Gangster.
As with Heartman, this, short tale, is another fantastic, atmosphere laden slice of life from the 60s from the view of the black community in Bristol.
Fizzing with the local patois and traditions, this is another cracking little tale from M.P. Wright. I shall be starting on All through the night as I planned to a couple of months ago very soon.
If you have yet to meet JT Ellington yet, then you really should.
JT Ellington, the Barbadian cop, now living and working in Bristol is accosted by a local thug and drawn into an investigation involving a young black male and the white sister of a ruthless Gangster.
As with Heartman, this, short tale, is another fantastic, atmosphere laden slice of life from the 60s from the view of the black community in Bristol.
Fizzing with the local patois and traditions, this is another cracking little tale from M.P. Wright. I shall be starting on All through the night as I planned to a couple of months ago very soon.
If you have yet to meet JT Ellington yet, then you really should.
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