You do know that you can pre-order a copy of Gerard Brennan’s
new novel, Undercover: A Cormac Kelly Thriller
don’t you? That it’s published by Blasted Heath and that it’s cheaper now at
89p / $1.41 than when it’s released at the end of this month?
Good. That’s OK then.
Of course, if you didn’t, you might want to know about some
of his other books. Here’s one I really loved over the summer.
Welcome to the Octagon (Fight Card
MMA) is a neat little addition to the Fight Card series. It opens with a
fight between the narrator, Mickey, and Psycho Sid. It’s a brutal affair from
the depths of the unlicensed and anything goes MMA.
Winning the fight should bring pleasure to Mickey, but
instead it only brings him grief. He’s kicked out of his gym by Eddie Smith who
has high hopes for his star fighter Barry ‘Boom Boom’ Boyd.
Mickey turns to a new manager who promises he can get him
onto the BJJ wrestling cards. The thing about the new manager is that he’s as
likely to pull a fast one as certainly as his name (Swifty) suggests.
He intends to lead Mickey up the garden path and takes the
reader along for a real treat in the process.
Mickey’s a great character. He’s a down-to-earth hard man
and a single parent. This latter state of affairs means that he’s obliged to
keep his anger in check. Not easily done. He’s certainly a guy to root for in
spite of his imperfections.
The fight scenes in the book are really well written and are
gripping in more ways than one. The sequence of events feels wonderfully real
and the outcome is perfectly played out.
It’s very entertaining and has a truly refreshing style. Now
go get. Both of them!
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