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Born Under Punches
by Martyn Waites
‘A novel that grips, and squeezes, and won’t let go… Martyn Waites’ lean, exhilarating prose is from the heart and from the guts, and that’s exactly where it hits you’ Mark Billingham
‘An ambitious, tautly plotted thriller… a stark antidote to the cosy world of middle-class murder’ Time Out
‘Not so much a crime novel as a furious study of the social spoilage which makes crime inevitable… Waites’ book has a reckless energy which demands attention and respect’ Literary Review
‘The novel weaves its tapestry of characters impressively through each other’s lives. By contextualising them within the defeat of the Great Miners’ Strike, it brings home the devastation Thatcher’s victory wreaked on working class communities, and is a better explanation of crime and delinquency than Downing Street will ever manage.’ Socialist Review
‘An evocative, gripping and angry novel’ Newcastle Evening Chronicle
‘Topical and thought-provoking… Waites is successful in creating a feeling of menace – of something manipulative and calculation out of shot: ordinary folk trying to live their lives are set up to be trampled on’ Weekly Worker |
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