{"product_id":"teeth-kicker-a-dark-and-original-debut-crime-thriller-for-fans-of-mark-brandi-and-matthew-spencer-9781460769133","title":"Teeth Kicker: A dark and original debut crime thriller for fans of Mark Brandi and Matthew Spencer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePay your debts. Protect your family. Never cross a loan shark. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis blisteringly original crime thriller and exciting debut smashes \u003cem\u003eMr Inbetween\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMonkey Grip\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAnimal Kingdom\u003c\/em\u003e into a gutter opera on the vicious, bent and drug-laden streets of Newcastle - written by the Pushcart nominated writer and 2009 shark attack survivor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eVincent Silk is back in the decaying maw of Australia's Steel City after losing everything – his money, his self-respect and his friends and family. He wants to make amends but first he has to pay back an unhinged loan shark. With no way to make good, Vincent is forced to take on a brutal new role: working as an enforcer, a teeth kicker, collecting debts in a town where everyone owes someone something.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVincent is big and imposing, so he should be a natural at hunting down late-payers, but he hates the violence and his conscience weighs heavy. Every knock on a door tests his resolve, especially when his next target turns out to be Henrietta, the woman who once saved him from an OD - and the person he's in love with. Vincent wants to protect her, and he knows running isn't an option. The shark would come for their families, including Vincent's younger brother, Ray.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVincent and Ray have a complicated past, scarred by a horrific car accident that made Ray an amputee and left Vincent with a metal plate in his head. As Ray spirals into his own trouble, Vincent enacts a brash plan to solve everyone's problems ... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil it all unravels, and he's left with an impossible choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A stunning thriller that grips from the opening page to its heart-stopping finale. The best crime novel I've read in years' \u003cstrong\u003eMark Brandi, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eWimmera\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Rip\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Others\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSouthern Aurora\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003c\/strong\u003eOrgias's portrayal of Vincent and the underbelly of 1990s Newcastle is masterful: brave and clear-eyed enough to show the tough realities, but tender and full of heart. It's also a ripping drugs-and-crime story' \u003cstrong\u003eMalcolm Knox, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe First Friend\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A blistering, breathtaking gut punch of a novel' \u003cstrong\u003eKate Horan, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Inheritance\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOn the Edge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'This book is incredible ... I can't recommend it more' \u003cstrong\u003eMatt Rogers, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Forsaken\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Damned\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'By turns brutal and tender, \u003cem\u003eTeeth Kicker\u003c\/em\u003e finds humanity in the underworld and delivers a cracking thriller along the way' \u003cstrong\u003eGabriel Bergmoser, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Hunted\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Inheritance\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Hitchhiker\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Caretaker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A brilliant debut – brutal, propulsive, and proof that our desire to love and be loved can outlast anything' \u003cstrong\u003eMitch Jennings, author of the award-winning \u003cem\u003eA Town Called Treachery\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A masterclass in tension ... Original, gripping and impossible to shake' \u003cstrong\u003eShannon Kelly-White, author of Billie King\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Written with stark poetry, Orgias takes you on a ride that is equal parts savage and tender. The thug they call Machine – enigmatic, menacing and utterly strange-is the most intriguing crime character I've read in years. If this is Orgias's debut, I'll take another hit' \u003cstrong\u003eMalcolm Kempt, author of \u003cem\u003eA Gift Before Dying\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A page-turner with depth: gritty and playful, brash and tender, with characters who will break your heart' \u003cstrong\u003eKaterina Cosgrove, author of \u003cem\u003eBone Ash Sky\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Glass Heart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Hard-edged, vivid and absolutely gripping, \u003cem\u003eTeeth Kicker\u003c\/em\u003e hits with the force of the best crime fiction ... Lean, dangerous and beautifully written' \u003cstrong\u003eLJ Charleston, author of \u003cem\u003eFatal Females\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An impressive debut ... Brutal, unflinching, absolutely realistic and true to its place and time. It's also funny, deeply sad, and so full of heart. It's beautifully written, shades of Mark Brandi, Luke Davies, even Hemingway. There are moments of terrible violence and extraordinary beauty, with characters so real and heartbreaking that I didn't want to let them go at the end' \u003cstrong\u003eLachlan Jobbins, bookseller and editor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003c\/strong\u003eThis tightly-coiled noir masterpiece is one of my favourite books of the year ... Heartbreaking, brutal and humane' \u003cstrong\u003eSimon McDonald, bookseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Clear-eyed, uncompromising and compelling ... 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