Partners in Crime (Hinton novel)

Partners in Crime

Cover of the first edition.
Author Nigel Hinton
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre Teenage fiction
Publisher Barrington Stoke
Publication date
31 January 2003
Media type Paperback
ISBN 978-1842991022

Partners in Crime is a novel by British author Nigel Hinton which was first published in 2003. It follows the story of three old school friends who made money from drug dealing and loved the same girl which caused a rift between them.

Concept

The novel is based on a very old folk song about betrayal and murder then the author thought about three boys who met in primary school and led a tough life.[1]

Award

In 2014 the novel won the Coventry Inspiration Book Award in the category Fancy a Quickie for adults.[2][3]

Synopsis

Perry Grant is the only one to know the truth about how his two best friends died.

References

  1. "Concept of the novel". Nigel Hinton website. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. "Entry on winning the award". Nigel Hinton blog. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. "Entry on the shortlisting with the current cover". Nigel Hinton blog. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
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