"Well, I said, shit goddamn!
"John Bowie's 'Weston-super-Nightmare' is a fuck-ton of fun. Really enjoyed it.
"Brit Noir at the highest calibre. The characters are all batshit.
"All hail this whacked-out utter nonsense. Seriously. Close to the Bone has another winner."
-- Anthony Neil Smith, author of Slow Bear
"Like 'Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' the book is filled with unique characters heading for an unavoidable showdown that keeps you guessing the whole way through.
"Bowie's descriptions are as authentic as they get, to the point where I felt like I was having a pint in the bar listening in on the conversations. He's managed to capture the sights, smells, and sounds from that hardboiled world perfectly.
"Weston-super-Nightmare is a fun thrill; with it, John Bowie takes his place among the best writers working today."
-- Andrew Davie, author of Dig Two Graves
"Bowie's offerings are hard to swallow, but swallow you must, because this is the rise of what I believe will be a powerhouse in crime writing for years to come.
"It is a cocktail of delight and one that needs to be sipped and savoured, and after reading it, it leaves you punch drunk and stumbling around on your feet - hard hitting and oh so good.
"The dirty realism of Bukowski, Fante, and McCarthy; then you have the best of noir writing from Raymond Chandler, James Ellroy and Paul D. Brazill, plus the flair of J.G. Ballard. "A masterful series that has all the power of reincarnated greats of the genre - a devastating book full of dirty realism that pulls you into the undertow, try as you might to rise, it will pull you under and into a world that you can't escape from, an immersive must read!"
-- Storgy Magazine
"John, the protagonist of Untethered, is a man with a dark and secret past who is living a new life under witness protection. As he sits alone in his flat, drinking and writing in his journal, John becomes embroiled in the search for a missing neighbour.
"John Bowie's '90s set Untethered is a violent and intense read. Lyrical, moody, funny and as gritty as hell, Untethered is like a British blend of Jim Thompson and Nelson Algren."
-- Paul D. Brazill, author of Small Time Crimes
'Bristol builders, sparkies, carpet fitters and plumbers face-off London gangsters in a Wild West showdown...'
A Classic Crime Pulp-Noir... in Weston
The Hell's Belles was Jimi's bar. A retirement gift to himself after a hard life's graft and no one owned the stage but him and his Gibson SG - except ex-strippers, Tammy and Betty.
Matt, the youngest brother to three of The South Bank Cricketers, the infamous London gang, wanted to play - not gonna happen.
Jimi needed back up. He knew some gangsters of his own, and had criminal friends. But that's not who he was going to call. He needed something tougher, more reliable... made of stone.
