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URL:https://burnleywordsfestival.co.uk/events/10-ways-to-write-criminally-
 good-fiction-manc-noir-with-david-nolan/
SUMMARY:Author Talk "The Ballad of Hanging Lees" Manc Noir with David Nolan
DESCRIPTION:“The King of Manc Noir” – Altrincham Word Festival\n\nAut
 hor David Nolan’s ‘Manc Noir’ thrillers are all set in the North Wes
 t of England\, all named after real life bodies of water and all based on 
 events he experienced as a journalist.\n\nHis latest book\, The Ballad of 
 Hanging Lees\, is a revenge thriller set in the dark world of online groom
 ing. His previous books - Black Moss and The Mermaid’s Pool - have tackl
 ed child protection and the rise of the far right.\n\nDavid became a ficti
 on writer by accident after a successful run of music biographies\, includ
 ing books on Tony Wilson\, the Sex Pistols and Ed Sheeran. But a crime f
 rom his own childhood changed all that.\n\nThis event is Free to attend 
 / Pay What You Decide on the night\, but we recommend saving your seat in 
 advance by booking here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/burnley-words/t-av
 yexdo\n\nThe Ballad of Hanging Lees\n\nIn Manchester\, vigilantes are sett
 ing traps online to expose sexual predators… and once they have a suspec
 t in their sights they’re taking the law into their own hands\, acting a
 s judge\, jury\, and executioner.\n\nWhen the suicide of a troubled woman 
 near to Hanging Lees Reservoir implicates an old friend\, reporter Danny J
 ohnston has no choice but to investigate.\n\nAs more bodies are discovered
  Danny finds himself being pulled deeper and deeper into a case with roots
  that date back decades\, and as he tries to uncover the truth he begins t
 o be haunted by horrifying dreams of his own.\n\nA terrible secret kept fo
 r more than 40 years is about to change everything.\n\nIn the final act of
  David Nolan's Manc Noir trilogy\, The Ballad of Hanging Lees will play us
  out... then fade to black.\n\nPraise for David Nolan\n"A dark but compell
 ing novel very much rooted in fact" - I LOVE Manchester\n\n"Author David N
 olan has used his memories of the 1990 Strangeways riots as a backdrop to 
 his debut novel and channelled his anger about a Manchester murder that sh
 ocked the nation" - Manchester Evening News\n\n"Dark\, brooding\, angry - 
 very angry at times. A compelling mystery with a social conscience" - It's
  an Indie Book Blog\n\nThis event is Free to attend / Pay What You Decide 
 on the night\, but we recommend saving your seat in advance by booking her
 e: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/burnley-words/t-jzjdrkm\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n
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CATEGORIES:Author Talk,David Nolan,Workshop
LOCATION:Penny Black\, Burnley Branch Office\, 27 Hargreaves St\, Burnley\,
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