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A troubled, ageing hit man leaves London and returns to his hometown in the north east of England hoping for peace. But the ghosts of his past return to haunt him.
PRAISE FOR THE TOMMY BENNETT YARNS.
'Tommy Bennett, the narrator of this violent, darkly funny short novel from Brazill is nearing 60 and the end of his unlikely career as a killer-for-hire. After two jobs go bad and a couple of crooked cops pressure him for his services in London, he decides it's time to retreat to Seatown, his birthplace, in northeast England. After getting off the train, Tommy, who has a weakness for drink, enters the first pub he sees, the Tap and Spile ("inevitably nicknamed the Spinal Tap back in the bad-old-good-old days"), where he witnesses an assault in the men's room. When the police show up, he polishes off his pint and leaves. Outside the pub, he's nearly run over by his grown daughter, Tamsin, on her motor bike. Tommy's happy reunion with Tamsin leads to his reconnecting with less savory people from his past, including psychopathic gangster Drella and Drella's drug-dealing sidekick, Sniffy, who enlist him in a scheme that could be his last. In lieu of a plot, Brazill offers a series of amusing episodes filled with breezy banter in this offbeat slice of British noir' -- Publishers Weekly,
'Fast pace, witty banter, grim humour, and classic tunes'- Paul Heatley, author of the Tom Rollins thrillers.
'Brazill is brilliant, a unique voice which stands out from the crowd.' -- Keith Nixon, author of the Solomon Gray books.
'Paul D. Brazill is the Crown Prince of Noir.' -- Les Edgerton, author of Hard Times, Monday's Meals, and others,
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