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Hooky Gear
The third in Nick Barlay's critically acclaimed urban trilogy.
Set in the modern urban landscape of London, Nick's final book deals with another of life's strugglers, the burgler. In the frenetic opening our hero - along with his partner, Duane - bungles a simple housebreak and is caught and sent down at her Majesty's pleasure.
He emerges, years later, to find his life has fallen apart. His girlfriend has left him, he can't get a job, and the only people pleased to see him are his partners-in-crime. A return to his bad, old ways seems the only option...
Set in the modern urban landscape of London, Nick's final book deals with another of life's strugglers, the burgler. In the frenetic opening our hero - along with his partner, Duane - bungles a simple housebreak and is caught and sent down at her Majesty's pleasure.
He emerges, years later, to find his life has fallen apart. His girlfriend has left him, he can't get a job, and the only people pleased to see him are his partners-in-crime. A return to his bad, old ways seems the only option...
309 pages, Unknown Binding
First published January 1, 2001
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February 19, 2014
Really enjoyed this book, featured on Radio 4's A Good Read a while back & it's been on the list since then. Great rhythms to the prose, well considered lead. Felt the second half got a little disjointed & ending left me a little disappointed but that said allows reader to surmise what happened next.
June 8, 2009
Great London voice - great low-level criminal trying to be a hero. More thought provoking than you realise as you go through...
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