Dirty deeds are displayed, grubby secrets revealed and violence, brutality and human frailty are laid bare for all to see in this collection of dark, adult short stories exploring Britain's seedy underbelly. The tales presented in 'Bad Times: North-East Crime' have the distinctive flavour of north-east England, and the collection brings together Julie Morrigan's entire body of crime short stories, including tales previously published in 'Gone Bad', 'Show No Mercy' and 'Wired'. 'Bad Times: North-East Crime' will appeal to readers who enjoyed the author's popular Sunderland-based gangster trilogy, 'Cutter's Deal', 'Cutter's Firm' and 'Cutter's Fall'.