Ugly Bus
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cornerstone
Published:26th Mar '15
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A thrilling and shocking new novel from the acclaimed author of Pocket Notebook.
Boxing day, late shift.
On duty: Flub, Dullas, Vince and Thrush.
The new guy: Sergeant Martin Finch. But how far will new guy Martin go to fit in? One thing is for certain: the lives of everyone on the Ugly Bus – and the life of a young woman drawn into their orbit – will change for ever.
Boxing day, late shift.
On duty: Flub, Dullas, Vince and Thrush.
The new guy: Sergeant Martin Finch.
What begins as a routine shift policing a football match rapidly descends into chaos. But how far will new guy Martin go to fit in? One thing is for certain: the lives of everyone on the Ugly Bus – and the life of a young woman drawn into their orbit – will change for ever.
A warts and all look at modern policing on the frontline, Thomas pulls no punches as modern British life is played out in all its absurd glory … Dark and hilarious, Ugly Bus is never short of compelling. * Hull Daily Mail *
Ugly Busis a blend of darkness and humour … Just when you think it has no more twists and turns to offer, the novel's final scene is startlingly revelatory about who and what a particular person is … there are characters here whose story could well be continued in a third novel … Bring it on, I say, provided it has the tension, momentum, observational keenness and dry wit of this one. * Sheenagh Pugh blog *
I think what struck me more than anything else was how believable everything was and Thomas' brilliance in setting scenes, creating characters who I felt I could genuinely see and relentless black humour, darkness and pure grit. It's sweary, it's dirty and it's real. * Plastic Rosaries *
ISBN: 9780099559238
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 21mm
Weight: 244g
336 pages