An extract from Natalie Marlow’s debut novel, Needless Alley, published by Baskerville, John Murray Press on 19th January 2023. Chapter One Birmingham. Sunday 4th June 1933 William’s footsteps sounded heavy on the bare linoleum. The lighting in the corridor was poor; a single bulb, covered by a pink glass shade, dangled unlit from the […]
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Needless Alley by Natalie Marlow
Needless Alley is the debut crime novel by UEA alumna Natalie Marlow and is published by Baskerville / John Murray this week. It is the first book in a series set in 1930s Birmingham. Natalie graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Crime Writing) in 2018 and is currently undertaking a PhD at Birkbeck, University […]
