So good I immediately ordered the next book.

The 4 words above are what peaked my interest in this book. As a big fan of Crime fiction (mainly Tartan Noir) I was pleasantly surprised to see a novel set in Manchester. It lay on my bookshelf for a couple of weeks before my mum said she'd "give it a try". It was her review of "Bloody good book that" which made me read it. Thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish with Adam Waits a character you hope throughout the book doesn't mess things up TOO seriously.

Once you start reading it’s hard to stop. Great characters, gripping plot. When a case takes Watt's into the heart of Manchester's drug scene, its dark and corrupt with lowlife everywhere, but Aid needs to get in close. Cant wait for the next story. Loved the little short story at the back. This book was pick for our new Murder book club in our Manchester store. Was a great choice.

More than just a crime novel, this is a dark and tragic journey through the dark underbelly of Manchester. Our lead character is a broken young policeman that often does the wrong things for the right reasons - and now he's paying the price for his mistakes. Deeply flawed and yet sympathetically written, he fights to find the truth about the women that haunt him.

Detective Constable Aiden Waits narrates this powerful, dark and sometimes grimy story in a voice that is assured and really quite frightening. A flawed copper is certainly no new thing in crime fiction but Aiden Waits' character is refreshingly different, and despite anything and everything that he does, the reader cannot fail to empathise with him, to have his back, and to cheer him on. Set in the depths of Manchester's sinister and quite bleak world of drugs and criminal gangs; Sirens is a study in degeneracy, with an indepth look at the world of the sirens of the title; the girls who live their lives on the edge, keeping the drugs world running smoothly, risking all for the perceived glamour and status that their role brings to them. It isn't long before Waits finds himself caught up in the middle of some of the most powerful gangs in the city. He's there on official business, but infiltrating these circles is full of danger. He begins to make links between the runaway daughter of a very powerful man and an old case from ten years ago. He knows he has to get Isabelle away, but can he convince her? Sirens is a dark, dark story and deals with so many serious issues, but it's not cramped, it's perfectly paced. It feels natural, and real and Joseph Knox's writing is so stylish, his words are almost poetic at times. If you love crime fiction, you will adore Sirens. If you love beautiful writing, you will adore Sirens. If you love gritty realism and dark dark themes, you will adore Sirens. Sirens is a triumph. Joseph Knox has huge huge talent. A sure fire hit for 2017.