Pocket Notebook by Mike Thomas
And he does like to keep himself in shape, hence the rather large steroid habit - and the even larger amount of money he owes to his dealer. An angry black comedy, it follows Jacob's very public breakdown and subsequent fall from grace, all of which he meticulously records in his police notebook.
Stuns like a truncheon, grips like a pair of handcuffs, crackles with charge like a taserReading Pocket Notebook is like being caught up in a riot: exhilarating, terrifying - it has an unstoppable momentum. -- Niall Griffiths
[This] arresting tale doesn't miss a beat...Jacob Smith has got a bad marriage, a penchant for steroids, a violent temper and a foot fetish. None of this would be particularly unusual if he was a villain - but, in Mike Thomas's debut novel, he's one of the policemen. And he's got a gun...This book is clearly written by someone who has seen coppering at first hand...In his anti-hero, Thomas has created a character who has been marginalised and brutalised, partly by frustration at being unable to make more of a difference...While Pocket Notebook might become cult reading in police circles, it certainly isn't about to become a recruit training manual. This is an enjoyable black comedy that builds to an exciting climax. * Independent *
Pocket Notebook is most certainly not run of the mill...Amusing, in a very black way...entertaining...There's no doubt Mike Thomas can write very well indeed...he's come up with a cracker of a read...Needless to say, Smith is heading for an especially bloody end. It's who he'll take down with him that provides the suspense, and the horror. -- Henry Sutton * Mirror *
[This] arresting tale doesn't miss a beat...Jacob Smith has got a bad marriage, a penchant for steroids, a violent temper and a foot fetish. None of this would be particularly unusual if he was a villain - but, in Mike Thomas's debut novel, he's one of the policemen. And he's got a gun...This book is clearly written by someone who has seen coppering at first hand...In his anti-hero, Thomas has created a character who has been marginalised and brutalised, partly by frustration at being unable to make more of a difference...While Pocket Notebook might become cult reading in police circles, it certainly isn't about to become a recruit training manual. This is an enjoyable black comedy that builds to an exciting climax. * Independent *
Pocket Notebook is most certainly not run of the mill...Amusing, in a very black way...entertaining...There's no doubt Mike Thomas can write very well indeed...he's come up with a cracker of a read...Needless to say, Smith is heading for an especially bloody end. It's who he'll take down with him that provides the suspense, and the horror. -- Henry Sutton * Mirror *
Mike Thomas is a 38-year-old serving police officer and has been a freelance writer for several years, publishing travel articles, web shorts and short fiction. Currently in the final throes of his Masters degree, he is married with two children. Pocket Notebook is his first novel.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780434020089 |
| ISBN 10 | 0434020087 |
| Title | Pocket Notebook |
| Author | Mike Thomas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2010-02-04 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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