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Comrades Come Rally: As Britain decides on its future is someone killing to hide their past? Paperback – 30 Mar. 2014

by Phil Brett (Author)

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Pete Kalder battles his grief with only his cat and his collection of suits for consolation. His days are spent passively observing the turmoil which is engulfing Britain and deciding on which tie to wear. The UK is neither united or even a kingdom, and is at a crossroads, uncertain which direction to take. Classified as a failed state, with its economy broken and tanks on the streets, revolution is looming. But Kalder is merely a sharply-dressed outsider to events which will alter the course of history. This all changes when the leader of the revolutionary movement visits and asks him to investigate the mysterious death of a comrade. Reluctantly he agrees, and is drawn into a dangerous world of betrayal and murder. Quickly he will have to learn that Private Eye fantasies are not enough, if he is to find the killer, save the revolution and prevent himself becoming a corpse in a fine three-button Mohair suit. Comrades Come Rally is a thriller with humour and pace. Take the sharp hard-boiled detective novel and transport it to a possible near- future Britain, then add some fine tailoring, and you have CCR.

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Paperback : 592 pages
ISBN-10 : 1494788799
ISBN-13 : 978-1494788797
Product Dimensions : 15.24 x 3.4 x 22.86 cm
Publisher : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (30 Mar. 2014)
Language: : English

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Phil Brett lives in London with his partner, cat and suits. Any resemblance between him and his central character is coincidental as unlike him, Phil Brett can’t swim and has less hair.

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Jezza

A pacy thriller set in a future revolutionary Britain

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 May 2014

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A well-written, pacy, cleverly-plotted crime thriller, set against the background of a future Britain in the midst of a Marxist political revolution. There is no ambiguity in the author's attitude to revolution or to Marxism, but he's got a good understanding of the downsides of participating in far left politics – the exhaustion, the endless paper sales and near-empty meetings, and some of the frankly rather creepy people who find a home for themselves in this environment. At times there is something of a feeling that the imagined revolutionary Britain is something of a reward for all this – for the author, at least.

But this is a proper crime thriller, not a political tract. There's a great plot, lots of red herrings, and a cracking denouement. There are lots of good characters, most of all the central character and first-person narrator, who is more troubled and damaged than most crime-thriller detectives, and all the more interesting for it.

Some minor quibbles – the odd typo, in the print edition at least. Hopefully these have been fixed for the kindle version. And the cultural and technological “sameness” of Britain in the 2030s, but this is a crime novel, not science fiction, and a really rather good one. If you like the genre and have any kind of affinity – even a sentimental one, like me – to Trotskyist politics then you'll like this. I look forward to seeing more from this author.

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An Unlikely Socialist Hero.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 August 2014

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Peter Kalder is an unlikely hero, a clothes obsessed, radical socialist. Personal tragedy leaves him on the periphery of a socialist revolution but he is dragged back into the mix by old comrades following a series of deaths. As he investigates he falls into a murky world of revolution and anti revolution , he doesn't know who to trust as he navigates towards the truth.

A great debut novel, my only criticism is the internal dialogue which sometimes gets in the way of a great story. Set in the near future when Britain looks ripe for socialism .

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Alasdair

Comrades! this a gripping read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 June 2014

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We can all quibble about how workers' power might come about. But whatever happens we'll always need really good stories to take us out of the moment, to suspend disbelief and to relax amidst all the strain and anguish. It helps us reflect and regenerate. Comrades Come Rally does just that. It is complete fantasy but almost certainly very realistic. And Pete Kalder is an unlikely hero, full of pain and anger but hanging on to hope and dignity by a thread. He's not the only one! I am not fan of the crime thriller genre, but the context of revolutionary upheavals makes it different from a run of the mill 'who dun-nit?'. My only gripe is that I really wish Pete and Vic had.... Doh! Sorry that would be telling!

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S. L. Stewart

Touches of comic genius

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 June 2014

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Great first book. Strong characters are set around the damaged ego of the main character, Pete Calder. The murder mystery moves at a gathering pace amongst the turmoil of Britain on the verge of revolution. The witty, quick language at times led to touches of comic genius. Highly recommended.

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Revolutionary murder mystery

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 May 2014

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Taken into futuristic world, familiar yet different. A gruesome murder and characters not always as they seem to be. This novel is a slow burner - necessary to create another world. Pete Kalder is a complex character sometimes obnoxious, sensitive and cynical but always witty. An enjoyable read leaving me hungry for more.

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D. Murphy

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 July 2017

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Liam Lannen

exciting read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 June 2014

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A great debut novel from Phil Brett. Set in a thought provoking future, Comrades Come Rally is a great read with many creative twists and turns, that last until the final word. Good for a holiday or just the trip to work, a highly recommended read from an avid reader.

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Good fun

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 May 2014

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Not your usual Brit crime novel. The police are almost the enemies here and procedures have been thrown into the air.

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Janet Dudley

And that’s a very good thing. Beyond the standard detective story

Reviewed in the United States on 28 October 2014

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This might not be the novel you're looking for. And that’s a very good thing.

Beyond the standard detective story, and even farther beyond today’s avalanche of political thrillers, Phil Brett’s Comrades Come Rally is a bracing, game-changing read. Brett has given us a truly 21st century everyman – gender neutral language be damned – in his quintessentially reluctant detective, Pete Kalder. Tested psychologically, physically, and politically, Kalder is found wanting far too often, but like the better angels of all our natures, he remains committed to a bigger vision, speaking truth (and a few white lies) perhaps too often for his own good to power as he finesses the border between true duty and the merely dutiful.

Tasked by the head of his party with conducting an informal inquiry into the suicide of a longtime political colleague, Kalder finds himself making surprising alliances and even more shocking enemies as he drives on – often by his trusty scooter and sheer cussed allegiance to truths far greater and more resonant than mere politics – as he uncovers a horrifically expanding circle of deceit and murder. Kalder quickly becomes immersed in a grim and murky landscape where the doctrinaire only goes so far, and where he must cast a cold eye on everything and everyone he thought he knew.

Cleverly set in a future near enough to be familiar but yet distant enough for tectonic social and cultural shifts to have taken hold, author Brett re-envisions crime fiction, using character and conversation – rather than bang-bang-shoot-‘em-up clichés -- to move his story onward.

Comrades Come Rally is by turns engrossing (Brett’s style pays winking homage to the genre with more than a few chapter-ending cliffhangers, worthy of Dan Brown), amusing (Kalder's dry-as-dust observations on life, as well as his own sartorial excesses, set a smart and pithy pace), and thought-provoking: No matter what your political stand, you’ll end up rethinking your understanding of the British political landscape.

All told, Comrades Come Rally is an impressive debut: Phil Brett is a fine and keenly observant writer who will turn your notions of detective/crime genres right around. This novel could be just the revolution you’re looking for. Highly and enthusiastically recommended.

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