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by Ray Banks (Author)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Polygon (1 May 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1904598854
  • ISBN-13: 978-1904598855
  • Product Dimensions: 21 x 14.2 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 645,694 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Ray Banks steps up into the majors. This is already the best UK novel of the year and I'd love to read what tops it.' KEN BRUEN on Saturday's Child 'British noir in all its splendour by a writer who has taken more than just an excursion on the dark side.' THE GUARDIAN 'Donkey Punch hooks you with its emotional honesty, knocks the wind out of you with its relentless prose, and holds you in its inescapable clinch with a rippling-muscled plot. It's a ringside seat at a boxing match between Jim Thompson and Charles Bukowski refereed by Chuck Palahniuk. Ray Banks is the UK Heavyweight champ of literary noir.' ALLAN GUTHRIE


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With parole behind him and his PI business an unpleasant memory, Cal Innes is looking forward to continuing his job as caretaker at Paulo Lads' Club. But prodigal amateur boxer, Liam, needs someone to go with him to his first major tournament in Los Angeles. Cal's babysitting job swiftly turns into something dangerous, with rumours of a rigged competition. As his codeine habit and Liam's temper spin out of control, Cal is thrown down in the desert, from safety to staring down the barrel of a gun. Suddenly the City of Angels doesn't seem quite so heavenly.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thumping great read., 14 May 2007
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I wasn't sure if I was going to enjoy this book but was hooked from the very first pages. The story is about Cal, who used to be a PI but is now a caretaker of a boxing club. He gets given the job of chaperoning one of the young boxers on a trip to LA. What seemed like a cushy little job turns into one fraught with danger and his problems get worse when he loses the young boxer he is supposed to be looking after! There are rumours of rigged fights and several underhand deals going on. Cal gets mistakenly accused of accepting bribes and ends up staring down the barrel of a gun. This is a follow up from Saturday's Child, which I haven't read, but that wasn't a problem as this book works well as a stand-alone.

A thumping great read that I am sure is set to become a cult classic
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four and a half stars more like, 16 Jan 2009
Fast making his way into my favourite author list, Ray Banks.
This writer gets better with every new instalment and well, he wasn't half bad to begin with. Innes is a fantastic main character. You find yourself behind him (almost) all the way and it is his frailties that really endear him to the reader. The story as well is impressive because of the obvious work that must've gone into researching boxing, Los Angeles and the darker side of human nature. I am going to hold half a star though because I have another of this author's books to read and I fully expect that he may even improve more. Perhaps if he can throw in the odd unexpected twist that you can't really see coming or make Innes' judgement that bit more believeable. I did say behind him almost all the way. I'm looking forward to finding out.
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