Mean Streets is a novel written by Terrance Dicks. Released in 1997, it is the eighth book in Virgin's Bernice Summerfield series and tells of Benny uncovering a criminal underworld.
Characters[]
- Bernice Summerfield
- Chris Cwej
- Vashtar
- Lucifer - a Demoniac
- Garshak - now a private eye
- Zarnek - a Pakhar pawn shop owner
- Little Louie - a native of Vathek II
- Roz Forrester
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Publisher's summary[]
"It's got to be stopped; it's an abomination, a crime against humanity."
The Project: a criminal scheme so grand in scale that it casts a shadow across a hundred worlds. So secret that none but an elusive inner circle know its nature or its purpose. It could involve drugs, computer crime or a brilliant new con. Everyone has a theory; no one really knows.
On a trip to the sprawling den of iniquity that is Megacity, an ex-Adjudicator called Roz Forrester heard of this elaborate scheme. Her interest piqued, she asked her squire to return one day with her. After all, a crime against humanity is everyone's business.
Chris Cwej is not a man to forget such a promise. His old partner may be dead, but the Project case wi
ll be one for her memory — a way to say goodbye. All he needs is a new confederate: someone ready to risk all for old time's sake. Fortunately, it's the end of term and Professor Bernice Summerfield is looking for excitement. So, a new crime-fighting duo is forged in the bars of Dellah — one prepared to take on a faceless foe and expose the ultimate crime.
In-universe continuity[]
- Garshak and Megacity originate from Terrance Dicks' Doctor Who novel Shakedown.
- Menlove Stokes is mentioned. This figure originates from Gareth Roberts' Doctor Who novel The Romance of Crime and appeared numerous times in the Bernice Summerfield novels.
- The drug Skoob reappears in Dicks' Doctor Who novel Catastrophea.
See also[]
- Shakedown by Terrance Dicks
- Blood Harvest by Terrance Dicks
- Another Girl, Another Planet by Martin Day and Len Beech
- Oblivion by Dave Stone
Sources[]
- Goodreads