Crongton Knights, Alex Wheatle
Crongton Knights, Alex Wheatle
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Crongton Knights

Author: Alex Wheatle

Narrator: Michael Ajao

Unabridged: 7 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/01/2021


Synopsis

Living on the South Crongton council estate has its worries—and life for McKay has been even tougher since his mum died. His dad has been working all hours to
keep the bailiffs from their door. His brother is always out riding the streets at night, tempting trouble. And now, having strayed off his turf on a ‘heroic’ (if
misguided) mission to help out a girl, McKay finds himself facing a friend’s crazy ex-boyfriend, some power-tripping hood-rats and a notoriously violent gangster
with a vendetta which hits too close to home. Poor McKay. He never asked for trouble … But during one madcap night of adventure and danger, he will find out who his true friends are and what it means to stick with your family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Robin

Fantastic, poetic and engrossing, this was my first Alex Wheatle book and I loved it. McKay is a fantastic main character, and I loved living through his story! 12+ *Please note: this review is meant as a recommendation only. Please do not use it in any marketing material, online or in print, without......more

Goodreads review by Anni K.

4,5 Es war wieder toll :D Spannend und interessant. Nur das Ende ging mir ein bisschen zu schnell. Schöner zweiter Teil :)......more

Goodreads review by Beth

14 year old McKay Medgar Tambo is the narrator of this friendship story - set in the 'badlands' of contemporary London. South Crongton is meant to be Brixton, I suspect; or at least Brixton-like. This is a world of gangs - with hood-rats who will jack your phone, and proper gangsters who carry weapo......more

The first Crongton tale, Liccle Bit, was narrated by the eponymous Lemar 'Liccle Bit' Jackson. Their second outing is told by his friend, McKay Tambo, who is a very different character. For anyone who has not yet read Liccle Bit, (and you really should) McKay starts with a brief prologue giving just......more

very nice, a lot nicer than I expected. I thought the references to famous series were funny......more