TRUECRIME

It''s 1995, and crime is the new cool. Actress Julie wants none of it as she comes to terms with her hidden criminal roots. But her public-school boyfriend is going all mockney and writing the script of his ''classic British gangster movie''. Meanwhile, ''Geezer'' Gaz, wannabe villain, is losing control as he preys on the Essex rave scene. And 60s gang boss Harry Starks is back to haunt them all... New lads meet old lags, celebrity villains mix with media types and Cool Britannia is stripped bare in Jake Arnott''s devilishly wicked new novel. Welcome to Cruel Britannia.