Nineteen seventy-four

About “Nineteen seventy-four”

Nineteen Seventy-Four is the first book in David Peace's Red Riding Quartet. It follows Eddie Dunford, a new crime reporter for the Yorkshire Post, who covers the murder of a young girl named Clare Kemplay. While others believe the killing is an isolated event, Eddie notices similarities between Clare's case and previous disappearances of girls from a few years earlier. Ignoring warnings, he investigates further and uncovers a dark web of corruption, violence, and blackmail. The story ends with a shocking and intense conclusion.