![]() ![]() Love lends him immunity too: the fierce love of Laura, who forgives his gambling in a heartbeat, and his children. But Mahmood has escaped worse scrapes, and he is innocent in this country where justice is served. Since his Welsh wife Laura kicked him out for racking up debts he has wandered the streets more often, and there are witnesses who allegedly saw him enter the shop that night. So when a shopkeeper is brutally killed and all eyes fall on him, Mahmood isn't too worried. He is many things, but he is not a murderer. He is a smooth-talker with rakish charm and an eye for a good game. Mahmood Mattan is a fixture in Cardiff's Tiger Bay, 1952, which bustles with Somali and West Indian sailors, Maltese businessmen and Jewish families. ![]() The story of a murder, a miscarriage of justice, and a man too innocent for his times. ![]()
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