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They Drive by Night (novel) : ウィキペディア英語版 | They Drive by Night (novel)
''They Drive By Night'' is the second novel by British author James Curtis published in 1938.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=James Curtis )〕 It is a crime thriller set in 1930s London and the North of England dealing with working-class themes in a Social realism style.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=London Books )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Resurrecting a lost era of working-class fiction )〕 ==Plot==
The protagonist of the novel is Shorty Mathews, a petty criminal just released from Pentonville Prison. Now free he goes to visit his girlfriend in Camden only to discover her dead having been strangled. Realising he will be the prime suspect he flees the scene and attempts to evade the law by travelling with lorry drivers across the UK. The title, They Drive By Night, is a reference to the long distance logistical community who work, predominately, at night. The antagonist Hoover is the real killer. He goes by the alter-ego of Lone-Wolf as he trawls the West End of London for more destitute female victims. His motivation to kill is part social cleansing, part mental degeneration. Alongside both accounts is the police investigation into the murders. Their enquiries proceed, with varying degrees of success, punctuated by corruption and brutality. Needing to wrap up the case there is little choice but to set a trap. Whoever is caught will face the hangman.
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