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Bad Apple
A dream job in New York to find a missing heiress turns into a bloody nightmare for English detective Harry Tyler.
Within days, Tyler and US private eye Andre Schweitzer are caught in a deadly web of dirty cops, rival mobs, and unseen enemies. The Big Apple rapidly becomes the Bad Apple as the body count rises, with danger lurking from swanky Manhattan hotels to the city’s seedy squats.
Trailed by two sets of strangers, unsure who to trust, Harry – once the Met’s most fearless undercover operator – faces his toughest case yet.
Bad Harry Tyler in New York is a hard-boiled, fast-paced pulp thriller from Garry Bushell, with Craig Brackenridge. Packed with street fights, gangsters, double-crosses, and gritty noir atmosphere, it’s perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, James Ellroy, and classic British crime fiction.
★ “A rollercoaster ride of thrills, pills and street fights – flawless pulp fiction.”
★ "The plot fizzles like a stick of dynamite!" Matt Nixson, Daily Express
★ "Fast, furious and full of twists. A fabulously entertaining read!" The Daily Mirror
Within days, Tyler and US private eye Andre Schweitzer are caught in a deadly web of dirty cops, rival mobs, and unseen enemies. The Big Apple rapidly becomes the Bad Apple as the body count rises, with danger lurking from swanky Manhattan hotels to the city’s seedy squats.
Trailed by two sets of strangers, unsure who to trust, Harry – once the Met’s most fearless undercover operator – faces his toughest case yet.
Bad Harry Tyler in New York is a hard-boiled, fast-paced pulp thriller from Garry Bushell, with Craig Brackenridge. Packed with street fights, gangsters, double-crosses, and gritty noir atmosphere, it’s perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, James Ellroy, and classic British crime fiction.
★ “A rollercoaster ride of thrills, pills and street fights – flawless pulp fiction.”
★ "The plot fizzles like a stick of dynamite!" Matt Nixson, Daily Express
★ "Fast, furious and full of twists. A fabulously entertaining read!" The Daily Mirror
212 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 10, 2025
About the author
Garry Bushell
42 books4 followersEnglish 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.
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