Bloody Foreigners
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- Author：Neil Humphreys
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Summary
A killer targeting people of Asian descent in a city fed by xenophobia and intolerance threatens a race war in this crime thriller set in London。
London is angry， divided， and obsessed with foreigners。 A dead Singaporean and some racist graffiti in Chinatown might trigger the race war that the white supremacists of the Make England Great Again movement have been hoping for。 They just need a tipping point。 And he arrives in the shape of Detective Inspector Stanley Low。 He’s brilliant。 He’s bipolar。 He hates everyone almost as much as he hates himself。
Singapore doesn’t want him and he doesn’t want to be in London for a criminology lecture。 There are too many bad memories， like Detective Sergeant Ramila Mistry， who asks for Low’s help。 Against everyone’s better judgement， Low is plunged into a polarised city， where xenophobia and intolerance feed screaming echo chambers。
His desperate race to find a far-right serial killer will lead him to charismatic Neo-Nazi leaders， incendiary radio hosts， and Metropolitan Police officers who don’t appreciate the foreigner’s interference。 No one wants him there， but too many victims with Asian faces keep him there。 He craves vengeance， particularly when the murderer makes it personal and promises to kill the only woman that Low ever loved。
The detective is the wrong face in the wrong place。 But he’s the right copper for the job。 London is about to meet the bloody foreigner who won’t walk away。
London is angry， divided， and obsessed with foreigners。 A dead Singaporean and some racist graffiti in Chinatown might trigger the race war that the white supremacists of the Make England Great Again movement have been hoping for。 They just need a tipping point。 And he arrives in the shape of Detective Inspector Stanley Low。 He’s brilliant。 He’s bipolar。 He hates everyone almost as much as he hates himself。
Singapore doesn’t want him and he doesn’t want to be in London for a criminology lecture。 There are too many bad memories， like Detective Sergeant Ramila Mistry， who asks for Low’s help。 Against everyone’s better judgement， Low is plunged into a polarised city， where xenophobia and intolerance feed screaming echo chambers。
His desperate race to find a far-right serial killer will lead him to charismatic Neo-Nazi leaders， incendiary radio hosts， and Metropolitan Police officers who don’t appreciate the foreigner’s interference。 No one wants him there， but too many victims with Asian faces keep him there。 He craves vengeance， particularly when the murderer makes it personal and promises to kill the only woman that Low ever loved。
The detective is the wrong face in the wrong place。 But he’s the right copper for the job。 London is about to meet the bloody foreigner who won’t walk away。
Reviews
Lou
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Bloody Foreigners is the third instalment in the Detective Inspector Low series in which a killer targeting people of Asian descent in a city fed by xenophobia and intolerance threatens a race war in this crime thriller set in London。 We are introduced to DI Stanley Low in this first thriller by Humphrey’s to be released in the UK。 He's cantankerous， miserable but still maintains a certain idiosyncratic charm about him and is as much a cynic as the beloved Diogenes。 He is brutally honest to a fa Bloody Foreigners is the third instalment in the Detective Inspector Low series in which a killer targeting people of Asian descent in a city fed by xenophobia and intolerance threatens a race war in this crime thriller set in London。 We are introduced to DI Stanley Low in this first thriller by Humphrey’s to be released in the UK。 He's cantankerous， miserable but still maintains a certain idiosyncratic charm about him and is as much a cynic as the beloved Diogenes。 He is brutally honest to a fault， which often comes across as rude， and his constant simmering anger is liable to fulminate at any given moment。 He also suffers from bipolar disorder further adding to the explosion of emotions he cycles through regularly。 When a fellow Singaporean living in The Big Smoke is mercilessly slaughtered in a street situated behind Chinatown， an investigation focusing on the suspected hate crime begins。 However， when Low joins the team working on the case， the situation begins to take a turn for the worse。 Can they collar the culprit with a vicious， prejudicial ideology out to murder those he deems imposters in "his" country？ This is a compulsive and enthralling murder mystery with plenty of thrills and is heavily character-driven。 It revolves around the irascible and roguish anti-hero Inspector Low who takes on the criminal underworld and sadistic serial killers alike all while battling his own personal demons。 He's certainly a misanthropic protagonist and a polarising character， but unlike many police detectives， he has no vulnerability， no ego and no vanity and is quite the paradox with both his western and eastern sensibilities。 Humphrey examines the clash of cultures in contemporary Britain and the novel is interspersed with social commentary on racism， classism， culture， sectarianism， prejudice， white supremacy， far-right ideology， immigration and how intolerance has risen exponentially since Brexit and the use of social media skyrocketed。 It's gritty， dark and prescient and moves at a galloping pace as a sinister and perilous investigation ensues。 I was engrossed from the first chapter and the timely nature of the storyline fuelled my desire to read it in one sitting。 Low is a brilliantly contrary， yet charismatic character thrown into the middle of a divided Britain and dealing with both a racist serial killer who can't stop killing foreigners and an ex-girlfriend who wants to kill him。 。。。more
books4chess
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I truly loved the premise of the book and was ready for something powerful。 I anticipated a scathing critique of the current situation in the UK masterfully laced between a detective novel。 Instead， I read a story of an angry man caught up in his past， unable to come to terms with himself and a couple of murders thrown in between to keep the book somewhat linked to the blurb。 The plot offers a murder mystery amongst an increasingly divided UK。 Yet， there’s just a Singaporean detective who believ I truly loved the premise of the book and was ready for something powerful。 I anticipated a scathing critique of the current situation in the UK masterfully laced between a detective novel。 Instead， I read a story of an angry man caught up in his past， unable to come to terms with himself and a couple of murders thrown in between to keep the book somewhat linked to the blurb。 The plot offers a murder mystery amongst an increasingly divided UK。 Yet， there’s just a Singaporean detective who believes he is the catalyst for anything that happens in London。 Given the authors origins， I'm genuinely baffled how this character was so poorly constructed。The protagonist with main character syndrome repeatedly mentions how every single person thinks he’s ‘the smartest person they’ve ever met’。 Pages upon pages of right wing echo-chamber spiel are plastered over the pages。 They're neither critiqued nor analysed and it feels as though it's presented only for shock value。 Living here though， it's neither shocking nor smart， when I could simply go onto facebook to read the same， undeveloped arguments。The book had real potential to address the underlying issues that fuel this behaviour， but instead focused on stereotyping and emphasing the 'good' and 'bad' guys。 There was no nuance。 Stereotypes were exaggerated beyond belief and the protagonist was constantly seething， clearly unable to take on real-time issues as he was held back by past experiences he hadn’t worked through。 I felt distressed reading the book more from the 100 different issues Detective Low was going through vs actually enjoying the content。The potential really was there， but the novel is disappointingly a caricature at best。 Thank you to NetGalley and Muswell Press for the ARC in return for an honest review。 I'm genuinely sorry I couldn't appreciate the value that was clearly seen when it was approved for publishing。 。。。more
John Derek
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This hit too close to home。 Everything screamed at yes， it is happening。 Yes， we know it is happening。 Yes， we are fully aware it is happening。 But we are sorry， we just do not have the resources to deal with it。The storyline was spot on。 You cannot fault that。 And all the antagonists from top to bottom were of believable character。Devonshire and Mistry were neat and tidy but were mere foils for Low。But the main character just failed to cut it for me。 Low reminded me of a Rab C Nesbitt but with This hit too close to home。 Everything screamed at yes， it is happening。 Yes， we know it is happening。 Yes， we are fully aware it is happening。 But we are sorry， we just do not have the resources to deal with it。The storyline was spot on。 You cannot fault that。 And all the antagonists from top to bottom were of believable character。Devonshire and Mistry were neat and tidy but were mere foils for Low。But the main character just failed to cut it for me。 Low reminded me of a Rab C Nesbitt but with a different dialect。 （I like Rab。 He had humour。 Perhaps if Low added sarcasm？）Hates everybody， very cynical， rubs everyone up the wrong way and yet managed to get things done。 That just did not figure。There is everything to like about how the author builds the tension around certain situations and enough plot development to keep the reader interested up to the very end。Being set in the dark side of London， be prepared for the colourful language and violence， as you would expect。Bloody Foreigners paints a vivid， if a fictional portrait of the darker side of London， and as a crime thriller， it is a good read。 。。。more
Liz Barnsley
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I didn't expect to love this as much as I did but the main protagonist， Inspector Low， was so beautifully odd and unusual that he sucked me in。 Quirky， often irrational， always compelling it's worth reading for that alone。The story itself is a ripped from the headlines social commentary on our country that pulls no punches and through the narrative offers some insightful undertones that keeps you on edge。 The ability to do this， manage not to be randomly preachy and judgemental PLUS tell a wildl I didn't expect to love this as much as I did but the main protagonist， Inspector Low， was so beautifully odd and unusual that he sucked me in。 Quirky， often irrational， always compelling it's worth reading for that alone。The story itself is a ripped from the headlines social commentary on our country that pulls no punches and through the narrative offers some insightful undertones that keeps you on edge。 The ability to do this， manage not to be randomly preachy and judgemental PLUS tell a wildly entertaining story makes this novel a truly excellent read。Edgy and intelligent with some great writing， I definitely recommend this and look forward to meeting Inspector Low again。 。。。more
Jen
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This is the first time I have met Detective Inspector Low but。 he's not a character I'm going to forget in a hurry。 Cantankerous to the point of being obstructive， he has a kind of self destruct button， super-charged by way of bi-polar disorder， and linked to a very short fuse and one almighty explosion whenever he is set off。 Not the kind to hold back in any way， he finds himself in the middle of a hate-crime investigation when a fellow Singapore national is murdered in a back street in London' This is the first time I have met Detective Inspector Low but。 he's not a character I'm going to forget in a hurry。 Cantankerous to the point of being obstructive， he has a kind of self destruct button， super-charged by way of bi-polar disorder， and linked to a very short fuse and one almighty explosion whenever he is set off。 Not the kind to hold back in any way， he finds himself in the middle of a hate-crime investigation when a fellow Singapore national is murdered in a back street in London's Chinatown。 Now Low's arrival in London may seem like uncanny timing， but his presence in the thick of the investigation is certainly the catalyst for what will become a very dark and deadly investigation。Neil Humphreys has played a very canny game， using a very topical situation - hate crime and the rising intolerance towards immigrants that has been prevalent in the UK in recent （and not so recent years）， mixed in some of the anti-immigration and nostalgic rhetoric of Trumpism and brought forth a story which is almost too believable to be fiction。 It is a damning social commentary on the most ardent of anti-immigration supports and their ilk （and we can all probably think of England's current incarnation） but also a very clear look at the dangerous rise in racist language and intolerance that has gained to much of a global platform using social media。 But that makes it sound very dark， very sombre - very dry - and believe me when I say that this is far from that。 Yes， the subject is highly topical。 Yes， the subject is very divisive and Neil Humphreys has captured that most excellently with the two breakfast radio hosts， Beckett and Jones， two people whose opinions are as far removed from each other as you could ever hope to find。 And don't go expecting the usual gender and race stereotypes。 Yes some of them are there， but then stereotypes are established for a reason。 But not everything in this book is as you would expect。 For all the darkness and the scenes which can be tense and emotional， there is a clear thread of humour and great characters who keep what could be a very dark story infused with a bright spark of lightness。Characterisations are spot on。 Low is the stand out character - obviously - and as much as he is seemingly unstructured， argumentative to the nth degree and definitely one to ignore the rulebook when it suits him， I really kind of liked him。 He's not portrayed as someone superhuman， and he most certainly has flaws， but he has a very astute mind and an ability to think faster and clearer than those around him。 He definitely allows for some of the humour in the book， but also some of the tension as you never know quite what he will do or how he will react。 Then there are the UK Detectives， Mistry and Devonshire。 Great characters in themselves， although Devonshire has more than a small amount of hatred towards Low， understandable when factoring the feeling is entirely mutual。 Then we have Cook and Bishop， the PCs who provide a little of the comedy relief， although even they have the ability to surprise us。 Each character is fully fleshed out， with a unique voice， although it is Make England Great Again movement leader， Billy Evans and his 'disciples' who will make your blood really boil。 No redeeming qualities and everything that people despise about other far-right leaders。 But is he depraved enough to commit murder？This is a story or culture， class， race， religion and hate and everything in between。 A fast paced， murder mystery set in the murky world of far-right politics， with one of the most memorable and gung-ho characters I've met。 Hate the essence of the subject matter， enjoyed the book。 。。。more
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