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Alex consumes heroin to escape his abusive father. Jim hides from guilt after the death of the friend he didn't save. Chelsi's brother killed a local boy, and ostracism pushes her towards a rival gang, prostitution and loneliness. Danny is a hustler but needs protection from the drug gang that supplies him. Paul Linggood raises challenging questions about how to survive, not only a hard childhood but a society that has become increasingly violent. Every character is detailed with gut-wrenching realism that pierces the heart of the reader. Gripping from beginning to end, this is a powerful novel written by an author who knows how to grab his audience.

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Brings a feral world to life. Helen Marshall, The Migration; Compulsive reading. Mick Finlay, The Arrowood Mystery Series; Each helpless soul, from the middle-aged labourers down the pub, to the hustling teenagers, down to the addicts and prostitutes on the street, are woven together by one common denominator of hard drugs. Stephen Scarcliffe, The Chemical Estate series

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Debut novel from an ex-gang member. Paul Linggood dropped out of school at 16. He joined a gang, and drugs and violence became a large part of his life. His home town of Stevenage, is a town that could be anywhere - industry is in decline, streets are in decay and many take short-term joy in drugs. His novel highlights the neglect and oppression within old industrial towns and the damaging influence of gangs in society. Paul writes about what he knows: friends who became gangsters, were incarcerated, became addicts, died from overdoses, were killed or killed themselves. Paul's life changed when he met a girl, went to night school, studied for a BA in English Literature and followed this with an MA in Creative Writing. He lives in Stevenage with his wife and two children.

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