The Damage (David Blake 2) (Newcastle Noir, 2) - Softcover

Howard Linskey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1842435027 ISBN 13: 9781842435021

Publisher: No Exit Press, 2012

Synopsis

David Blake is a worried man. He should be enjoying the high life now he's Newcastle's 'Top Boy', the man who controls everything in the city that's worth controlling. The money keeps on rolling in and Blake is sharing his life with the girl that he loves, Sarah Mahoney. Shame he had to murder her father to save his own skin but at least she doesn't know anything about that.

Blake never wanted to be boss but who else is savvy enough to deal with all of the firm's problems? Newly-crowned Glasgow crime lord, Alan Gladwell, wants to do business with the firm and the deal makes sense but can Blake really trust the man whose brother he brutally murdered?

Then one of his men takes two bullets in the back and someone tries to take Blake out. As he struggles to stay in control, Blake is in a race against time to find his potential assassin and discover the truth in The Damage.

'Think Geordie Shore meets The Wire and there's a TV masterpiece out there waiting to happen' - The Times

'Vicious, violent and unashamedly amoral' - The Daily Mail

Look out for the other books in Howard Linskey's David Blake series, The Drop and The Dead, as well as his Second World War thrillers: Hunting the Hangman and Ungentlemanly Warfare

About this title

Review:

"Linskey has done for Newcastle what Ian Rankin has done for Edinburgh. . . . The writing is as fast and furious as a well-oiled machine gun. This alone is impressive, but he also possesses a talent for character development that elevates the story to a new level. An impressive and intelligent debut." --"New York Journal of Books" on "The Drop"

"Intense, riveting sequel" --"Publishers Weekly"

"Top-notch gangster fiction from a writer to watch." --"Booklist"

About the Author:

Howard Linskey has worked as a barman, journalist, catering manager and marketing manager for a celebrity chef, as well as in a variety of sales and account management jobs. He has written for newspapers, magazines and websites on a number of subjects. Howard's debut novel, 'The Drop', was published by No Exit in 2011. 'The Damage' is his follow-up novel, following the fortunes of David Blake, Newcastle gangster. Originally from Ferryhill in County Durham, he now lives in Hertfordshire with his wife Alison and daughter Erin. Howard is a long-suffering Newcastle United fan and Mike Ashley is not on his Christmas card list.

About this edition

• Publisher: No Exit Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1842435027
• ISBN 13: 9781842435021
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352