Monday 2 February 2015

Mods, rockers, Brighton, mafia ... ‘Kiss Me Quick’ by Danny Miller - £4.27 on Amazon Kindle Store


Book Description

A twisting and turning noir thriller that plays out like an amphetamine fuelled Greek tragedy. This is a well-observed and thoroughly engaging period piece lifting the lid on the dark side of 1960s Brighton, with its mods and rockers tearing up the beach, porn barons, mafiosi and corrupt police. Out of this came Detective Vince Treadwell, a quintessential working-class boy done good and the very embodiment of 60s meritocracy with his sharp suits and quick fists. 

Set in Brighton over the bank holiday weekend of 1964, an ambitious and handsome young detective named Vince Treadwell is sent down to solve a murder and catch the elusive and powerful gangster, Jack Regent. In the tangled web of the crime, Vince falls for Jack’s beautiful girlfriend, Bobbie LaVita, and discovers the truth about their own dark pasts. 

Kiss Me Quick goes behind the headlines of rioting Mods and Rockers, and into the deadly world of a secret Corsican crime organization, a burgeoning drug trade, police corruption, pornography rackets, and the dark side of the music business. With its elaborate and compelling plot, a cast of deliciously treacherous and vividly drawn characters, this page turning thriller introduces us to the dangerous world of Vince Treadwell.

Review

A thrilling read. (Buzz Magazine) 

Dark and involved. (Daily Express) 

Unmissable. (Best) 

This unusual and atmospheric crime novel suggests that Danny Miller is a writer to watch. (Good Book Guide) 

...one of those books that literally grabs you from page one. (The Week)
 
About the Author

Danny Miller was born in Brighton, and studied English & Drama at Goldsmiths College, University of London. As a playwright he's been performed at the National Theatre Studio, Bush Theatre, and Theatre Royal Stratford East. As a scriptwriter he's worked for the BBC, ITV and Chanel 4. Kiss Me Quick is his first novel, and the first in a series featuring Vince Treadwell. His second novel, The Gilded Edge, came out in 2012.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kiss-Me-Quick-Danny-Miller-ebook/dp/B004Q3QRMM/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1422887567&sr=1-1&keywords=kiss+me+quick+danny+miller

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