Trouble Man

Tom Benn was born in 1987, and grew up in Stockport. He is a graduate of the UEA Creative Writing MA and was the recipient of the 2009 Malcolm Bradbury bursary. His first novel, The Doll Princess, was shortlisted for the 2012 Dylan Thomas Prize and the Portico Prize, and longlisted for the Crime Writers' Association's John Creasey Dagger. Chamber Music was published in 2013.

"Frenetic page-turning tension and mystery... Sometimes nasty, sometimes funny, sometimes knowing in its comment about the rampant misogyny that pervades the underworld. It's a great read, dark and filled with pace." -- Nikesh Shukla We Love This Book "Seamy, tough and reeking with authenticity, it's grimly fascinating." -- Deirdre O'Brien Sunday Mirror "Ultra-noir... depicts the criminal underbelly of Manchester with force and style. Good story, superior characterisation, convincingly bleak atmosphere." -- Marcel Berlins The Times "Exhilarating prose, gut-wrenching violence and plenty of soul in dystopian Manchester." -- Cath Staincliffe "It shines a light on Manchester's violent underworld, as a nightclub owner finds himself dragged into ever-more-depraved places amid a backdrop of murders." Mr Hyde