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Bone Breakers
142 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 29, 2013
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October 10, 2013
You know that feeling, when your mate hands you a CD, and says 'Get your ears round that," and so you do, and when you're finished you say "I really liked that, are they new?" and your mate looks at you with a frown and informs you that it's their third album. Two things happen up in your head:
1. You thought you were really cool and you don't know how you ever let it pass you by.
2. You realise that there are still other works that are undiscovered to you and you have a back catalogue to pick at, so all is good in the world.
I'm that man right now, after reading the latest work by Martin Stanley. I'm ashamed to say that it is the first of his books that I've read, but it doesn't matter, I still have the back catalogue to go at. Jealous?
Okay, so Bone Breakers. Construction based ratbag Terry Albright is on the make. He's into drugs rackets, intimidation rackets, and murder rackets. He's got his greasy fingers in a lot of pies, and the latest is his shakedown of poor kebab shop owner Al, and his unfortunate son, Danny. Terry needs a base for all things shady, and he's chosen Al's shop as that base. Enter Mark Kandinsky and the Stanton brothers, Eric and Derek. These boys have it on good authority that Terry's carrying a lot of cash, and they want it. An ambush on Terry snowballs over the following hours, forcing our trio of anti-heroes to contend with drug dealers, rapists, blackmailers, murderers, and perhaps most disconcertingly of them all, The Bone Breakers.
I enjoyed this book greatly. Martin Stanley's world is full to the brim with scumbags, and gleefully bereft of morality. Everybody is out to satisfy their own agenda, and they don't care who they step on to get there. The bad guys are bad, and the good guys are even badder. The action is fast paced, and the violence feels real. On top of all this, Stanley's forté is undoubtedly is knack for writing top quality dialogue. His characters banter with, and bounce off of one another all the way along this violent tale. It set me in mind of the likes of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. That lawless state where criminals run the show with no real fear of recriminations, and spit hilarious one liners back and forth. Seriously, his dialogue is great.
Anyway, I really enjoyed this, it's like the literary equivalent of a song by The Hives. It kicks straight in with its violence and swearing, unashamedly hammers you for two minutes straight, and then leaves you breathless and ready for more. I'm looking forward to picking up the back catalogue of this author. Highly recommended reading.
1. You thought you were really cool and you don't know how you ever let it pass you by.
2. You realise that there are still other works that are undiscovered to you and you have a back catalogue to pick at, so all is good in the world.
I'm that man right now, after reading the latest work by Martin Stanley. I'm ashamed to say that it is the first of his books that I've read, but it doesn't matter, I still have the back catalogue to go at. Jealous?
Okay, so Bone Breakers. Construction based ratbag Terry Albright is on the make. He's into drugs rackets, intimidation rackets, and murder rackets. He's got his greasy fingers in a lot of pies, and the latest is his shakedown of poor kebab shop owner Al, and his unfortunate son, Danny. Terry needs a base for all things shady, and he's chosen Al's shop as that base. Enter Mark Kandinsky and the Stanton brothers, Eric and Derek. These boys have it on good authority that Terry's carrying a lot of cash, and they want it. An ambush on Terry snowballs over the following hours, forcing our trio of anti-heroes to contend with drug dealers, rapists, blackmailers, murderers, and perhaps most disconcertingly of them all, The Bone Breakers.
I enjoyed this book greatly. Martin Stanley's world is full to the brim with scumbags, and gleefully bereft of morality. Everybody is out to satisfy their own agenda, and they don't care who they step on to get there. The bad guys are bad, and the good guys are even badder. The action is fast paced, and the violence feels real. On top of all this, Stanley's forté is undoubtedly is knack for writing top quality dialogue. His characters banter with, and bounce off of one another all the way along this violent tale. It set me in mind of the likes of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. That lawless state where criminals run the show with no real fear of recriminations, and spit hilarious one liners back and forth. Seriously, his dialogue is great.
Anyway, I really enjoyed this, it's like the literary equivalent of a song by The Hives. It kicks straight in with its violence and swearing, unashamedly hammers you for two minutes straight, and then leaves you breathless and ready for more. I'm looking forward to picking up the back catalogue of this author. Highly recommended reading.
July 14, 2013
A number of scenes in "Bone Breakers" take place in a sandwich/kebab shop, where the bill of fare consists of heart-attack specials, including one called "The Hotshot" that is appallingly full of stuff that is bad for you. So it is with "Bone Breakers" -- you know it's not healthy, but you scoff it down anyway, wipe your greasy fingers, and say, "Yeah, that hit the spot."
Everything you expect in a Stanton Bros. thriller is here -- violence and raunch at the top of the list. But where I think the story really excels is in the bickering among characters. It is truly very funny and reminds me of the great old sitcom "All in the Family."
Everything you expect in a Stanton Bros. thriller is here -- violence and raunch at the top of the list. But where I think the story really excels is in the bickering among characters. It is truly very funny and reminds me of the great old sitcom "All in the Family."
September 27, 2013
I loved this it was good old fashioned crime gangland biff and bang great stuff
February 26, 2021
Great Characters
Fast and furious and not for the faint hearted,these books are a great read and a good laugh,I've read a few of them now and enjoyed them all!
Fast and furious and not for the faint hearted,these books are a great read and a good laugh,I've read a few of them now and enjoyed them all!
March 5, 2014
The Stanton Brothers and associate Mark Kadinsky instigate a sting operation against violent local gangster Terry Albright but getting any money out of Albright might be tougher than the Stanton’s had ever imagined in this violent crime story. Martin Stanley creates a rich world of lowlife criminals in this action packed novella, a snarling explosion of fiery Brit Grit set in the grim North of England. I will certainly be reading more work by this talented author in the future.
February 12, 2014
I don't like to read the blurbs before I read a book. I like to be surprised. I knew this one was going to be violent from the title and the cover, but I did not expect it to be so very funny. Hahaha. Oh this was so much fun. I laughed and laughed at those foul mouthed Stanton brother and their antics. Wonderful book!
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