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Guns of Brixton
Spanning 40 years of love, life, and villainy, this epic novel is a major tour de force from an author at the peak of his powers, the Spillane of Brit Noir
Once upon a time in south London, three young men without a future decide to invent their own. The sixties are starting to swing and Jimmy, John, and Billy want it the clothes, the pills, the music, and the women. Through drugs, protection, and armed robbery, they start building their crime empire; everything they’ve always dreamed about is within their grasp. But then Billy changes sides and becomes a cop—and finds that his days are numbered. Now, decades later, Billy’s son, Mark, is working for John Jenner and waiting for the day when his father’s killer gets out of prison. It’s any time now and Mark is determined to be there when the doors swing open.
Once upon a time in south London, three young men without a future decide to invent their own. The sixties are starting to swing and Jimmy, John, and Billy want it the clothes, the pills, the music, and the women. Through drugs, protection, and armed robbery, they start building their crime empire; everything they’ve always dreamed about is within their grasp. But then Billy changes sides and becomes a cop—and finds that his days are numbered. Now, decades later, Billy’s son, Mark, is working for John Jenner and waiting for the day when his father’s killer gets out of prison. It’s any time now and Mark is determined to be there when the doors swing open.
536 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
About the author
Mark Timlin
52 books14 followersaka Johnny Angelo, Tony Williams, Jim Ballantyne, Lee Martin.
Mark Timlin lives in east London, has a Rolex and drives flash old American cars.
Mark Timlin lives in east London, has a Rolex and drives flash old American cars.
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September 8, 2014
Bought this book by accident thinking it was Paul Brazil's novel, but I have to say it was a cracking read. If you like Martina Cole you will love this. The flashbacks became a tad tedious but nevertheless, it is really decent.
February 25, 2023
Even a guy that has read thousands of books misses a few truly great writers/books, this guy is one for me time to catch up on the rest. An epic generational crime story, had all the things I like in one, violence as called for, not just for the sake of it, minimal porn level sex just for the selling power of it, and a hell of a good yarn that made the 500+ pages just melt in your hands.
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