Acid Row. The name the beleaguered inhabitants give to their 'sink' estate. A no-man's land of single mothers and fatherless children - where angry, alienated youth controls the streets. Into this battleground comes Sophie Morrison, a young doctor visiting a patient in Acid Row. Little does she know that she is entering the home of a known paedophile ...and with reports circulating that a tormented child called Amy has disappeared, the vigilantes are out in force. Soon Sophie is trapped at the centre of a terrifying siege, with a man she has come to despise. Whipped to a frenzy by unsubstantiated rumour, the mob unleashes its hatred. Against authority ...the law ...and the 'pervert'. 'Protecting Amy' becomes the catch-all defence for the terrible events that follow. And if murder is part of it, then so be it. But is Amy really missing?
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"Gripping thriller about a riot on an english council estate, triggered by the revelation that a paedophile has been moved there and the news that a young girl has gone missing. A young GP gets involved when she is called to visit a patient and is then held hostage. Some of the later parts of the plot got a bit confusing and many of the interesting characters were left hanging but I still thought it was pretty good."
— Jo (4 out of 5 stars)
" I loved this book.I felt like I was in the house with them. She is such a great writer "
— Kathleen, 2/17/2014" Uncompromising 21st century realism. Brilliant. "
— Rose, 2/11/2014" British low income estate blows up when it is learned that pedophiles have been housed withing, tied to the kidnapping of a ten year old girl. Example of what used to be called the group hero. "
— Jack, 2/3/2014" A great book that you won't want to put down. "
— Ashleigh, 2/1/2014" Book was kinda drawn out and long at points, too many characters for me to keep track of at times but overall not a bad book. "
— Amy, 1/28/2014" The mystery takes place in the London projects. Fascinating, Fresh, important. "
— Mickie, 1/21/2014" Probably my favorite by her. Violence breaks out when a small girl goes missing on an English housing project. "
— Joe, 1/19/2014" Horrible writing and a plot that was made for a bad tv movie. "
— Shannon, 1/18/2014" I can't say I enjoyed Acid Row, but it kept me spellbound. I finished it in a day while on holiday. Paedophilia is always a touchy subject - add disaffected youth growing up in an estate in the UK and you have a volatile mix! "
— Susanna, 1/7/2014" Don't knopw if it was a mystery or a novel or? But a good read. "
— Marianne, 12/2/2013Minette Walters is one of the world’s best-selling crime writers and has sold over twenty-five million copies of her books worldwide. She has won the CWA John Creasey Award, the Edgar Allan Poe Award, and two CWA Gold Daggers. The Players is her fourth historical novel. She lives in Dorset with her husband.
Gerard Doyle, a seasoned audio narrator, he has been awarded dozens of AudioFile Earphones Awards, was named a Best Voice in Young Adult Fiction in 2008, and won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. He was born of Irish parents and raised and educated in England. In Great Britain he has enjoyed an extensive career in both television and repertory theater and toured nationally and internationally with the English Shakespeare Company. He has appeared in London’s West End in the gritty musical The Hired Man. In America he has appeared on Broadway in The Weir and on television in New York Undercover and Law & Order. He has taught drama at Ross School for the several years.