Hell on Hoe Street: Nicky Burkett

The fourth fast-paced novel in the Nicky Burkett series, Hell on Hoe Street keeps up the page-turning action and deadpan humor in a multicultural tale of loyalty and revenge.

All Nicky wants is a quiet life in his London district of Walthamstow. But the peace is shattered when he learns that a good friend, Kamran, has disappeared under suspicious circumstances in Pakistan. A true friend to the last, Nicky takes off on an international journey, only to discover that while Pakistan is certainly hotter than London, other aspects are frustratingly similar: everyone still wants to shoot him, the food’s the same, and the women are just as indifferent to his charms. But that won’t stop him from saving Kamran, leading to adventures in Pakistan and back in Walthamstow, where on Hoe Street, an action-packed finale threatens to tear the borough apart.