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The Bad Neighbor
The Bad Neighbor
The Bad Neighbor
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The Bad Neighbor

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"A well-written and cleverly imagined crime thriller with a knife-sharp edge." — Crime Review

When part-time teacher Ollie Clay panic-buys a rundown house in the outskirts of Leeds, he soon recognises his mistake. His new neighbor, Chas Walker, is an antisocial thug, and Ollie's suspicions raise links to a local hate group. With Ollie's life unravelling rapidly, he feels his choices dwindling: his situation is intolerable and only standing up to Chas can change it. But Ollie has his own history of violence, and increasingly, his own secrets to hide; and Chas may be more than the mindless yob he appears to be. As their conflict spills over into the wider world, Ollie will come to learn that there are worse problems in life than one bad neighbor.

FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launching in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateSep 6, 2018
ISBN9781787580299
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David Tallerman

David Tallerman's fantasy, science fiction and horror short stories have appeared in numerous markets, including Lightspeed, Bull Spec, Redstone Science Fiction and John Joseph Adams's zombie best-of The Living Dead. Amongst other projects, David has published poetry, comic scripts, and an award winning short film. He can be found online at http://davidtallerman.net/ and http://davidtallerman.blogspot.com/. The author lives in Yorkshire, England.

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    I have to say, the first half of this book didn't grab me, but the second half has the pace, suspense and twists you expect from a decent crime thriller. Primarily urban and dark, there are few light moments to break the bleakness., making this a gritty read.Things go bad quickly for the lead character from the start, but although there is escalation, the pace seems too slow in the first half. I also didn't connect with Ollie. Paranoid and pessimistic, he seems to have neither the intelligence of a history teacher nor the street smarts of a man with a delinquent adolescence. It made it hard to feel empathy for him, especially with some of the stupid decisions he makes.The second half is far better. Although some twists are not entirely unexpected, the outcome never feels certain, and it's well paced. If you like this genre, it's worth persisting with the book long enough to get to the good bits.Many thanks to Flame Tree Press for the ARC. My review is my honest opinion.

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