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In the last couple of years, Life on Mars has reminded us that the decade was really about cops driving through piles of cardboard boxes and wearing brown corduroy. Although the policemen work hard, drink hard and swear like troopers, though, they're always on the side of the angels. Aren't they?
''Foxtrot Oscar'' by Charlie Owen tells the story of a police station in a troubled Manchester suburb (fondly known as 'Horse's Arse') during the long hot summer of 1976. The novel is a sequel to the recent [[''Horse's Arse]]'', and focuses on the exploits of a group of policemen with lurid nicknames like Pizza, Psycho, the Grim Brothers, and Piggy.
As the weeks go past in stifling heat, the police go about their business, occasionally arresting criminals in between playing brutal pranks on each other. Gradually a broader story emerges, as drug smuggler Sercan Ozdemir enlists the local crime gang for a big job.
