Crime Writing in Sheffield: England’s Gritty Steeltown ‹ CrimeReads

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Northern England. Once the powerhouse of the British Empire's steel manufacturing - hardly a house or hotel in the British Empire didn't have knives and forks stamped with the "Sheffield Steel" logo. It still exists, but late twentieth century deindustrialisation has seen the city fall on harder times and have to look for new industries. Perhaps the worst of the loss of manufacturing (coal and manufacturing as well as steel) is behind Sheffield now but it's still a tough town, as its crime writing reflects....