A classic murder mystery by acclaimed crime writer Bernard Knight. Jackie Stott, Tyneside boxer turned nightclub owner - and criminal - seeks to evade the Newcastle police as he stumbles from one dodgy deal to another. When Jackie gets involved in a murder, the police have a reason to try to get him locked up for good - and it's not just the police who are out to get Jackie, for rival gangland figures are soon gunning for him too A rip-roaring ride through the nightlife and criminal underworld of a bustling British city during the 1960s.