by G. F. Newman
First published 1985
Newman presents a story of moral compromise in Thatcher's Britain. The protagonist navigates a world where legitimate business and criminal enterprise blur together. Traditional values clash with new economic realities as characters face choices between profit and principle. The central tension emerges from the gap between public respectability and private corruption. Newman examines how ordinary people rationalize questionable decisions when survival depends on bending rules. The story reveals the human cost of a society where everything becomes negotiable. At its core, this is a tale about the price of respectability when honor conflicts with necessity.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, 20th-century, crime, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: moral-ambiguity, profit-vs-principle, public-vs-private
Setting: Britain, Thatcher
Period: 20th-century
39 pages · Paperback · Methuen