![]() ![]() ![]() Unfortunately some of the goodies have to meet an untimely demise along the way. The bottom line is that good triumphs over evil despite Danny's lowly position on the class ladder. Even the rough Big Al turns out to have a heart of gold as well as a much softer side. Amongst the novel's characters there are those who are simply too good to be true. Throughout Danny's trials and tribulations, his faithful fiancée, Beth Wilson, remains true to him, although he tries to shake off any connection in fairness to her. Undoubtedly some of his characters are overblown depictions of these folk, and one would have expected an air of menace to pervade the prison rather than the jolly-hockey-sticks atmosphere of a lending library where Danny is the golden boy. ![]() A court martial resulted in both being imprisoned.Īs usual, there is a variety of prisoners as well as prison officers in the gaol, and Archer had real life experience to draw upon. Sir Nicholas Moncrieff and Big Al, his two cellmates, have fallen foul of Army protocol whilst fighting in the Serbian/Albanian wars. Initially I had the fear that this would be a blood thirsty, sexually abusive romp, but my fears were unfounded.ĭanny Cartwright is framed for murder by several members of the upper class. However, after a few chapters I was sucked in to the point of forgoing much needed sleep for several nights. ![]() Based on the flimsy premise that two cons sharing a gaol cell can be mistaken for each other, despite very different socio-economic backgrounds, it was not looking like my cup of tea. ![]()
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