Deadfolk

Name: Deadfolk
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Charlie Williams
ISBN: 9781469243108

Author: Charlie Williams

Series: Mangel #1

Narrator: James Clamp

Unabridged: 7 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 10/02/2012

Categories: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

Royston Blake is head doorman at Hoppers Wine Bar & Bistro in the backwater English town of Mangel. He drives a Ford Capri 2.8i and can walk the streets of his town knowing he’s respected by one and all—until a rumour begins to circulate that Blake’s “lost his bottle.” Even his sharp-tongued girl, Sal, has overheard the talk that the formerly fearsome bloke has gone soft, lost his edge, and become a pushover in a town where he can ill afford it. To make matters worse, the violent Munton brothers are after him, and the thought of ending up in the back of their bloody Meat Wagon is almost too much to bear. Something’s gotta give, but it sure as hell won’t be Blake. Following advice from his best mate, Legsy, Blake embarks on a plan to re-establish his reputation as a hard man, ensure his appeal to the women of Mangel, and seal his future with the new owner of Hoppers. The logic of the plan is sound: knock around Baz Munton a bit and regain the respect of Mangel’s populace. But sound logic never really took off in Mangel, and Blake finds he’s got his work cut out for him. This brutal black comedy introduces a wholly original voice to the ranks of contemporary literature’s most memorable protagonists.

About Charlie Williams

Charlie Williams was born in Worcester, England, where he still lives with his wife and two children. His novels include Deadfolk, Booze and Burn, King of the Road, and Stairway to Hell, and have been translated into French, Spanish, Italian, and Russian.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Maddy on April 25, 2010

RATING: 4.0 It isn't the poshest job, but working as Head Doorman of Hoppers Wine Bar & Bistro offers a certain amount of prestige for Roystan Blake—a chance to flirt with some of the birds, an occasional work-out of the muscles when a bloke gets rowdy. Blake has spent his whole life in Mangel, Brita......more

Goodreads review by Christopher on April 18, 2012

Alright, Reader. DEADFOLK sure played with me Swede. The story follows Blake, "Royston Blake, head doorman," as he often states, through his attempt to 'get his bottle back' in the British town of Mangel. The Mangel dialect really threw me for a loop, and it took me fifty pages or so to wrap my head......more

Goodreads review by Ocean on January 13, 2017

Not quite my cup of tea mainly because it is written in the 1st person, as it has been pointed out in the other reviews in a "stream of consciousness" kind of way, but also because the slang used here makes it a rather difficult read for anyone who isn't brit (or from that particular region the stor......more

Goodreads review by Tom on August 19, 2012

England, my love. Some books are animals. This one is an animal. Not any specific animal. Just animal. Loved it. Cheap as chips and funny as lard. Smells like pub and reads like late night TV, battered sausages and white noise all at the same time. Chainsaws, bouncers,men, women, friends and foes. B......more

Goodreads review by Johnny on June 22, 2011

Royston Blake is not the kind of character that you want to be friends with. Most of his friends end up dead. Hell, Royston Blake isn't even the kind of character that you want to be in the same room with. But he sure is a hell of a lot of fun to read about. While some readers may be daunted with the......more

Quotes

“Dripping with pitch black comedy and panache…This is compelling and highly enjoyable, albeit not for the squeamish” —The Third Alternative“Charlie Williams has come up trumps…just enjoy the ride” —The Guardian“Plenty of memorably grim moments along the way.” —Big Issue