The Face

by Garry Bushell

If you liked Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels...or Snatch...or The Guv'nor...then you'll love this fast-talking gangster novel. Harry Tyler, undercover cop, is the best in his field. Sharp-witted, and cool-headed, he always nails his man. Johnny Too, East-End gangland villain, is handsome, cunning and dangerous and always gets what he wants. So when Harry's next job is to infiltrate Johnny's firm and bring the chaps to book, the results are inevitably explosive and exciting. Determined as ever to get a result, Harry goes deep undercover and immerses himself in the gangland life of women, cars, drugs and guns. A fast-moving and fiery novel, the story blazes a trail through the street-life of London, culminating in a pacey and thrilling finale.

241 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2001

About the author

English newspaper columnist, OI! music journalist, television presenter, author, musician and political activist. Bushell also sings in the Cockney OI! bands GBX and the Gonads. He managed the New York City Oi! band Maninblack until the death of the band frontman Andre Schlessinger. Bushell's recurring topical themes are comedy, country and class. He has campaigned for an English Parliament, a Benny Hill statue and for variety and talent shows on TV. His TV column Bushell on the Box still appears weekly in the Daily Star Sunday, and he writes for the Arts & Entertainment section of the Sunday Express.

Reviews

[Anni · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really did not enjoy the writing in this book. It flitted between characters every few paragraphs and some had no relation to the last so you kind of lost track of where you were up to in it. There was also a large pre story that really didn't need to be as long as it was. I assume it was supposed to set the scene and introduce the characters but it went on for more than half the book and several times I had to read the back to remind myself what the book was supposed to be about. This was more confusing as the actual story from the blurb didn't start will 3 quarters of the way in the book so it felt like that wasn't really supposed to be the storyline.
All in all very disappointed in this one.

[David Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book I can't wait to read more from this author

[STUART DUKE · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent paced gangster nivel

Easy to read, the plot moves at a good pace, very funny in places too. The ending is a little obvious and could have done with a twist