Tom Benn’s Henry Bane series is going from strength to strength. The third book in the series is out this year so we thought it was a good time to catch up with him to ask him about the second novel – Chamber Music.
The Guardian calls Benn’s style ‘a startlingly original reimagining of noir’ set in 90’s Manchester it follows protagonist Henry Bane – fixer, loanshark and legman for one of Manchester’s established ganglords – as he gets entangled in a new turf war.
We asked Tom to tell us about his book Chamber Music:
Chamber Music by Tom Benn
It’s Manchester, 1998, and the funeral party for Henry Bane’s father is interrupted by a woman from Bane’s past. Roisin is back in his life after an eight-year absence, inconvenient for Jan, his latest flame. Roisin has brought a wounded boyfriend with her – and a lot more trouble is following them up north.
Meanwhile, a Yardie who goes by the name of ‘Hagfish’ wants to take over the local ganglords’ territory with Mary, his terrifying weapon of choice. It’s Hagfish against Bane in a new turf war: a war that will claim lives and cement vendettas. It’s a conflict steeped in half-forgotten history: a history that Bane and Roisin are forever tied to – and which ties them together.
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