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The Big Blind (Hardcover)

by Ray Banks (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 176 pages
  • Publisher: DarkTales Publications,US (29 Nov 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1930997280
  • ISBN-13: 978-1930997288
  • Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.4 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,805,821 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Double glazing salesmen Alan Slater and Les Beale are out on the town, doing what they always do: getting hammered and losing money. It all kicks off when Beale trades aggro with some Chinese lads. As always, Alan's on hand to pick up the pieces. But he's getting sick of it. Sick to his stomach. Beale used to be a good salesman and an okay friend, but since his wife left him, he's become a bigoted, fat, falling-apart-at-the-seams, victim of drink, paranoia and his own greed. And to make matters worse, he's about to lose his job. One thing's for sure, Alan doesn't want to be dragged down with him. There's enough on Alan's plate keeping his sales up for his boss and his pecker up for his student girlfriend. But on a dark, rainy Manchester night a road accident spells the end of his old life and the beginning of a brand new world of shite. "I loved The Big Blind. Ray Banks' rapid-fire prose takes no prisoners. It's fast, hard and tight, with a story that doesn't let go until the very last page." - Simon Kernick.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Regals, pints, and punchy prose, 19 Aug 2005
By Bill Fitzhugh (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Big Blind (Paperback)
After reading an article in Crimespree Magazine in which Mr. Banks exposed the tendons connecting noir to Tom Waits I knew I had to read his novel. It's short, perhaps even a novella but that doesn't matter. It's pure punchy prose and dialogue that puts you into a world of struggling boozers, hard core working class mates whose lives revolve around jolts of nicotine, gambling, and rank violence. Anything to keep their minds off their next sales pitch for double glazed windows. A hint of Glengarry Glen Ross desperation wafts through the story like gas leaking from a pipe. It's about bad decisions and consequences and maybe even about the salvation that love offers. Events unfold in startling ways and there are more than a few good laughs but the characters are the strong suit here. Their noses break and bleed and you can't help but stare. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, 22 Feb 2005
By Caroline Armstrong (Newcastle Upon Tyne) - See all my reviews
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I have just finished this brilliant book. It is a great insight into a dark and scary world which many of us will never experience. The author use of witty puns and self hating charaters leaves the reader wanting more.
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