COCAINE EYES

by Michael Keenaghan

276 pages, Paperback

Published May 13, 2025

Reviews

[Jason · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another cracking collection of short stories based on the criminal world of London: drugs, women, violence, revenge, fighting, best mates, traitors and armed robbers- the pages of this book have been crammed full of all these things. Keenaghan doesn’t hold back on the dark things man is capable of doing against his fellow person, the strongest part of his writing is that he doesn’t focus on the one type of character, we get a whole range of interesting people, some are pure evil, some are scared and some are just desperate from poverty and hunger and they are pushed into doing things against their better judgement.

This is the second book of short stories I’ve read by Keenaghan and there are two standouts for me…Dear John and Non-Crime Hate Incident. These two are not full a crazy energy and dark humour, Keenaghan has taken a step back and become reminisicent, the last story sees our man wondering around London doing a social commentry on how much it has lost it’s heart…it’s sense of community…and I found myself nodding along in agreement. It is these two stories that has me craving for a Keenaghan novel, the man has shown he can slow things down enough to create a something bigger and with his knowledge of London I’m sure there is a proper good novel brewing in that noggin of his.

Loved the last book and love this one two, highly recommended author.

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[Robert Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this book. The writing is interesting, strong and authentic. Pretty powerful and hard-hitting in places. It's up there with the author's other two books. Looking forward to more.