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The Knockout Game
An Australian crime story entwined with a tragic love story. The big city is in the grip of fear. Bodies are piling up from random single coward punches on city streets known as The Knockout Game. Boxing writer Joe Dawes' life and love affair with beautiful art consultant Aline Beliveau begin to unravel after he is ambushed and king hit by a psychotic ex-boxer involved in fixed fights.Enigmatic silent detective Mark Lehman, known as The Ventriloquist, and his hotshot protege Chris Ritchie are tasked by the commissioner to hit the trouble spots and find answers. Into the mix are thrown a mysterious hoodie gang called The Three Amigos, who are committing a series of outrageous crimes, an outlaw bikie gang involved in a shooting war with rebels over drug profits, an Indian student is stabbed, a 12-year-old boy is killed in a police car chase, his mother becomes a media celebrity known as Mrs Sexbomb, shady lawyer Harry Jones is manipulating the media, a huge rumble between competing shrines is threatened at a suburban railway station. Lehman, through shrewd detective work, begins to close in on the "greatest hits" killers. But will he be quick enough to thwart the worst shooting massacre in the city's history. Written by celebrated Australian journalist Jeff Wells this tale is not just a tasty thriller but a timely meditation on urban violence trends and the power of camera phones to feed the media and social networks to orchestrate criminality in a kaleidoscopic manner.
336 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 9, 2015
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Jeff Wells
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Jeff Wells is an Australian newspaperman who has also worked in the United States, Canada, and Hong Kong. He has been described as the "doyen of Australian sports columnists." He is the author of the critically acclaimed sports history Boxing Day which tells the story of how Jack Johnson became the first black heavyweight champion. Much of Dylan's Pilgrim is drawn from his own experiences as a traveller and member of the Australian Bob Dylan Society in the sixties. He is currently writing a novel about urban violence in Australia.
Jeff Wells is an Australian newspaperman who has also worked in the United States, Canada, and Hong Kong. He has been described as the "doyen of Australian sports columnists." He is the author of the critically acclaimed sports history Boxing Day which tells the story of how Jack Johnson became the first black heavyweight champion. Much of Dylan's Pilgrim is drawn from his own experiences as a traveller and member of the Australian Bob Dylan Society in the sixties. He is currently writing a novel about urban violence in Australia.
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