Danny Boy

by Jo-Ann Goodwin

Danny Mac is 19 and in his prime. He's the coolest smackhead in Doncaster, where girls are queuing for his favours and he's got a bunch of mates to go thieving with. Life is about as sweet as he can imagine it. Then things start to go wrong.

Genres: Fiction

Paperback

First published December 28, 2000

About the author

Jo-Ann Goodwin grew up in Sheffield and studied English at Hull University. She followed this with an M.Phil on Dickens at York University. She works as a full-time journalist and is particularly known for her investigations into organized crime and miscarriages of justice. Jo-Ann is married and lives in north London. Her fist novel, Danny Boy, was widely acclaimed. Sweet Gum was shortlisted for the 2006 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award.

Reviews

[Hus · Rating 5 out of 5]

EVERYBODY SHUT UP! DAMN I loved this book. The way it transports you to the scene is INCREDIBLE, I felt like I was right beside the characters, talking with them and shi. Danny is such an iconic main character, yeah he needed to get slapped sometimes but like... I loved this story I really did. Wish it never ended in a way, bc that ending didn't give me full closure but his farewell made me tear up and I ain't one who cries a lot with books.

[Loukas Papangelis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Trainspotting with a heart. Good vs Evil through the eyes of Danny Boy, a Doncaster junkie. I actually cried readying the last pages.

[toothless vampire · Rating 1 out of 5]

honestly? just a bad book. weak character development, boring writing, bad communication with readers... it's actually a disappointment since the plot seemed so nice.

[bea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Guardarei o Danny Boy ou Daniel para os mais íntimos(sinto-me super íntima agora) e a sua sinceridade para sempre no coração.

[Natacha · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read “Danny Boy” as a teenager. The book is involved in a sort of “Trainspotting” atmosphere. An interesting book to be read in the tumultuous period of adolescence.