Milo's Marauders

Darren Milo #1

by Danny King

Darren Mile has been in and out of prison since he was fifteen. Now twenty-seven, he's released from his latest stretch and returns home vowing to go straight. But things aren't that easy: his girlfriend has ditched him, he has to live on his brother's sofa and he can't get a job to save his life. On top of this, DS Weasel of CID keeps pulling him in for every little thing that happens in town. Now his former criminal mates have a humdinger of a job they want him in on ? a massive out-of-town supermarket. All he has to do is put together a gang of seven or eight lads and he could have the biggest payout of his life. Or the biggest headache. Milo's Marauders is the first in a new series of crime capers from the author of The Burglar Diaries. Set in the same crap town as King's riotous debut and featuring some of the same dodgy characters, Milo's Marauders will have you laughing like a maniac and gagging for more.

Paperback

First published September 29, 2011

About the author

Danny King was born in Slough, Berkshire, the second son of Michael and Dorothy King. He and his two brothers, Ralph and Robin, lived on the Britwell Estate until 1979, when they moved to Yateley, Hampshire. He attended Yateley School but failed to gain any qualifications before leaving at the age of 16. He stacked shelves for a short stint in the Yateley branch of Somerfield (then Gateway), before working on various building sites as a hod carrier.
In 1991 he took an Access course at Farnborough College of Technology, which helped him land a place at The London College of Printing studying journalism. Between 1993 and 2002 he worked on various magazine titles, eventually becoming Editor of the Paul Raymond Publications title Mayfair (magazine). He now writes full-time.
In the late 1980s, he was arrested several times and convicted of burglary at Winchester Crown Court and car theft at Camberley Magistrates Court. It is largely due to receiving these convictions that he cites as his reasons for giving education a second go.

Reviews

[pg drury · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unbeliebly good

A surprisingly good read. Go for it! You will soon be lost in Place you never dreamt you would go.

[Ian Mapp · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maybe not as funny as previous King models - it is a straightforward caper book. Milo is a serial offender - out of jail, determined to go straight but gets roped into one last job (although you would say that a £15000 pot would be not enough to tempt me against a lifetime in jail).

They hold up a supermarket with 8 in the gang and things go wrong when the safe is on a timer, so they take hostages and attempt to get through the night. The police come and a silly end when there is a mass escape occurs, setting up for the sequel which I will no douby read.

King has the ability to construct a sentance that cause you to laugh out loud and there are few that can consistently do this time and time again.

[Lindsay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny as always

I love the humour of these books. British humour is like no other and Danny King has it in spades. I love how he puts his characters into situations then gets them out in insightful and funny ways and as a northerner I love the swearing makes me feel like I'm at home!!

[kate mcgrail · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable

A fun read but found it difficult to have any sympathy for the main character, which meant I wasn't as bothered about the book as I could have been. Would try others by the same author though.

[Umar Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

First book, i have read of the author and wow. I have come across a few books which are unputdownable and this has just been added to the list. Great read.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Laughed all the way through this! Want to read more Danny King!