The Fall Guy: Rock 'n' roll murder in 1960s London

By Simon Michael

Charles Holborne faces a new courtroom drama Perfect for fans of John Grisham, Robert Bailey, Michael Connelly and Robert Dugoni.

Crime and corruption go hand in hand in 1960s London...

London, 1969

The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who ... Tin Pan Alley is the heart of London's music scene.

It is also the dark heart of a ruthless business tainted by sex, drugs and corruption.

When a young fan is found dead from a heroin overdose at an American rock star's accommodation and the band's manager is charged with her murder, Charles Holborne, barrister, must defend him.

But Holborne is getting married in two weeks, and for some reason DS Sean Sloane, his best man, refuses to speak to him.

Has Sloane been turned? What has a select group of corrupt Met officers known as 'the Team' to do with the case?

And is Holborne's client the unscrupulous venal businessman he is portrayed as or is he, perhaps, The Fall Guy?

THE FALL GUY is the tenth crime novel in an exciting historical series, the Charles Holborne Legal Thrillers - gritty, hard-boiled mysteries set in 1960s London.

'an authentic legal thriller with a great background in that best of all musical times, the Sixties' - Martin Edwards, winner of the Crime Writers Association Diamond Dagger

'Simon Michael's Charles Holborne is one of crime fiction's most compelling creations. The courtroom scenes crackle with energy, but it's the depth of character and chilling plausibility that makes The Fall Guy unforgettable. Unflinching and superbly written.' - Adam Croft, bestselling author of The Rutland Crime Series

THE CHARLES HOLBORNE LEGAL THRILLERS SERIES
BOOK ONE: The Brief
BOOK TWO: An Honest Man
BOOK THREE: The Lighterman
BOOK FOUR: Corrupted
BOOK FIVE: The Waxwork Corpse
BOOK SIX: Force of Evil
BOOK SEVEN: The Final Shot
BOOK EIGHT: Nothing But The Truth
BOOK NINE: Death, Adjourned
BOOK TEN: The Fall Guy

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0854957065
• ISBN13: 9780854957064
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Sapere Books
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"