Cola Boy - The Deeper Dub Mix

by Ryan Battles

This gripping sequel to Cola Boy, set against the debauched backdrop of the 1990s, constantly twists and turns as Scottish news reporter and small-time DJ, Jimmy Irvine sinks deeper into Dubai's criminal world.

In what is a sweltering playground for expats in the desert, everything is there for the taking - the drugs, the sex, the raves, the fame - and Jimmy carves out more dubious money-making schemes as he ignites Dubai's first Summer of Love. This is a duplicitous, corrupt society full of greed, with passion and paranoia running high and troubled Jimmy doesn't even know if he can trust himself let alone anyone else. The fight is now on for survival.

230 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 14, 2024

About the author

Ryan started his passion for writing at 21 when he launched a music and fashion fanzine in his home city of Aberdeen.

He then went onto to become a qualified journalist writing for national newspapers in the UK and in the United Arab Emirates. He was on the tail end of the Second Summer of Love, heading to Ibiza for the first time in 1990 and like so many came back with a different outlook on life. From then on, he DJ'd and promoted several nights and today runs the 'POV' vinyl only event in London.