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    Kettled
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    Kettled

    By Ian Pattinson

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    The Tories are in Manchester, and thousands have turned out to protest their presence.

    In the midst of the peaceful protest, a small group of hired troublemakers are planning to cause trouble. They want to start a riot, to distract from the demo's message, and usher in new laws.

    Irwin has been working with an MI5 agent to track them down before they can do any damage. But now, she has been stabbed, and he is trapped in a big crowd being held on a square by Police. Just the right place to start a fight.

    With the reluctant help of Kay Wood, Irwin must track down the troublemakers before it's too late, and find out who stabbed the MI5 agent.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIan Pattinson
    Release dateJan 4, 2016
    ISBN9781310750403
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    Ian Pattinson

    Ian Pattinson was born in Bridgend, Wales, and has lived in Brazil, Lancashire, Cumbria, Manchester and now Salford.

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      Kettled - Ian Pattinson

      Kettled

      Ian Pattinson

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      The layout of Manchester city centre had changed in the last few months, as streets were blocked while tram tracks were laid. The wall of steel around the conference centre had gone up in the last few days, confusing it even more. Now, to further confound traffic, tens of thousands were marching up Oxford Road.

      Irwin hadn't made it as far as the stage in All Saints Park, where the speeches were being made. He had received a message which meant that he was needed in a different part of town. He turned on his heel, thinking up the shortest route, and joined the protest.

      The road was blocked by bodies, from pavement to pavement, all the way ahead to the junction with Portland Street, and all the way back, most of the way to the University and Museum. Every person seemed to be holding aloft a placard or banner, protesting against any number of government policies. If he stayed where he was, the mass of dissenters would take at least an hour to pass him by.

      But he had to get ahead of the protest, to a group that had split off.

      Walking quickly, Irwin tried to navigate the narrow gap between the march and the shops. His progress was punctuated by a very British chorus of 'Scuse me. Excuse me. Pardon. Sorry. With bull headed politeness, he managed to move faster than the mass.

      The front of the protest had turned right onto Portland Street. If they had gone straight on, they would have headed up towards the swank of the Midland Hotel, where the Great and corrupt were staying whilst the Conservative Party conference was on. They wouldn't be able to get that far, of course, as the ring of steel was at its thickest in front of the hotel.

      One man could walk up the street without being stopped, though, Irwin stepped around a marshal in an orange tabard and headed straight on.

      Crossing the tram tracks, Irwin cut right and speed walked across the wide plaza between them and the library and town hall. His hand dipped into his trouser pocket and closed on his phone. There was a call he could make that might help. He chose to put it off until he knew more about the situation. He headed down the narrow

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