- Charlie Resnick
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Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick is the protagonist of a series of eleven police procedural novels by British writer John Harvey, based in the city of Nottingham. Charlie was noted for his Polish descent and love of both sandwiches and jazz. The first novel in the series, Lonely Hearts was published in 1989, and was named by The Times as one of the "100 Greatest Crime Novels of the Century". What was believed to be the final novel in the series, Last Rites, was published in 1998. However, in an interview on BBC Four on 7 November 2006 John Harvey mentioned that he was working on a new novel in the Resnick series. In an interview with the BBC on 20 October, 2007, it was confirmed that the novel would be entitled Cold In Hand and would see Resnick retire from the police force.[1] Cold In Hand was published in 2008. There were two TV movies made about Resnick, based on Lonely Hearts and Rough Treatment, for the BBC in 1992 and 1993, starring Academy Award nominee Tom Wilkinson as the character. Screenplays for both were written by John Harvey himself.
The Resnick Series
- Lonely Hearts - 1989
- Rough Treatment - 1990
- Cutting Edge - 1991
- Off Minor - 1992
- Wasted Years - 1993
- Cold Light - 1994
- Living Proof - 1995
- Easy Meat - 1996
- Still Water - 1997
- Last Rites - 1998
- Cold in Hand - 2008
References
- ^ "Resnick to retire". bbc.co.uk. 20 October 2007. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2007/10/20/john_harvey_interview_feature.shtml. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
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