The Long Firm

The cult bestseller that launched Jake Arnott as one of the most exciting new voices of the decade

"A gangster novel every bit as cool, stylish and venomous as the London in which it's set"
— Independent on Sunday

"I'll tell you what happens now," Harry says, reading my mind. "You can go now. We're quits. You don't talk to anybody about anything. You've had a taste of what will happen if you do."

Who is Harry Starks?

Harry Starks, a club owner, racketeer, porn king, sociology graduate, and Judy Garland fan, is at the heart of London in the Swinging Sixties. To be in his orbit is to be caught up in the music, the parties, the people, and the sex of this iconic era.

Behind his rough charm and cheap glamour lies a man prepared to do whatever it takes to get what he wants.