Monday, August 5, 2013

Violent Disorder by Mark Barry does not disappoint - my book review

Violent Disorder is the long awaited sequel of Mr. Barry’s highly acclaimed novel on violence in sports, Ultra Violence.

 

The story revolves around the Bully Brothers, and their passionate support of the Notts Football team, which results in violent clashes with opposing fans on game day.  In this novel, HobNob and Bull draw the reader into their world, recounting horrific tales of brutality when football hooliganism ran rampant decades ago.  However, the sad truth reveals that the violent behavior still exists today as middle-aged men continue to pick up the gauntlet.  A powerful ending.
 
 I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and I recommend it to men, and women, on both sides of the pond.
 
To purchase this suspenseful thriller, click on the links
 
Amazon US
http://www.amazon.com/Violent-Disorder-ebook/dp/B00E8NVBNK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375701983&sr=8-1&keywords=violent+disorder+by+mark+barry
Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Violent-Disorder-ebook/dp/B00E8NVBNK/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1375702189&sr=1-1&keywords=violent+disorder
Synopsis
Violent Disorder is the much-anticipated sequel to Green Wizard’s best-selling Ultra Violence.

This book - written for adults - contains scenes of threat, opinions likely to offend, earthy dialogue, incessant foul language and relentless, sometimes extreme, scenes of urban violence.
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Let’s HAVE It…

"The tall one advances toward me, grinning, all denim jacket and faded jeans.
He wants it, I can tell.
This knowledge makes me content. It fills me with calm. Equilibrium.
As he approaches, a sense of certainty descends that this upcoming scenario is somehow, meant to be.
There is a mutual acceptance.
A tacit agreement that extreme violence is about to take place, that punches will be thrown, that blood will be spilled, and that one of us is going to be hurt, possibly quite badly.
Maybe very badly, indeed."
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The Bully Brothers.

Forty-something football hooligans determined to go straight.
A young Internet writer charts their progress to becoming good citizens amidst the absolute economic chaos that is the UK. Food shortages. Zero hour contracts. Dangerous packs of homeless roaming the streets. Cancer victims forced to work for dole. Panicked offspring poisoning elderly parents to avoid spiralling care costs.

Twenty quid for the flicks, three fifty a pint, and eight quid a packet of fags.
You don’t know whether to wear a parka to go shopping or slap on sun block.

The writer takes their confession. Old war stories. Terrace myths and fables. Sins of Ultra Violence two decades old carried out on train stations, motorway services, and the High Streets of towns like Hounslow, Rotherham and Peterborough.

Will they succeed in going straight? Can they resist the carnage planned for the last match of the season against Coventry?
Or will they drag the young writer down with them.
 

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