- Paperback: 284 pages
- Publisher: Authorhouse (January 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1425900887
- ISBN-13: 978-1425900885
- Product Dimensions: 20 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 322 g
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'Charlie Owen is a talent. This is the first book since Layer Cake to have an authentic voice that humorously exposes the dark and eccentric world of English street crime' -- Guy Ritchie 'Foul-mouthed, scatological, amusing and appalling in equal measure' -- Guardian
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Handstead New Town was a North London overspill and an unholy dump. As only they could, the Police used it as a penal posting. Worst amongst the residents of Handstead were the Tree Top Mafia, a gang of violent thugs who terrorised their neighbourhood, the town and surrounding districts. They, and the officers doomed to serve at Handstead wrestled constantly for dominance. True stoics, the police officers resolved to make a difference in a town they called Horses Arse. Each group recognised something of themselves in the other. Not quite mutual respect, but something. This is the story of some of those Police officers; The Brothers, Psycho, Bovril, Pizza and others, a group of hooligans in uniform and their journey through manic excess, despair and finally some form of salvation. Police officers like these used to exist but their like have passed on. Only accounts like this one serve to remind us that once upon a time, police officers just got on with policing.
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A fine start, Feb 10 2006
By Lee Kennedy - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Horses Arse (Paperback)
Being a serving police officer with over 16 years under my belt,and being a friend and collegue of the author, I was open minded as to this books contents and story.I knew it would be funny (As Charlie often is!)but also found that it tugged at the heart strings on more than one occasion.
I found the characters hilarious and the plots cleverly worked out. It kept me thoroughly entertained from cover to cover and I look forward to the follow up.
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Edifying. In a harsh yet entertaining manner., Dec 9 2011
By Solar7 - Published on Amazon.com
A transplanted colleague now in North America is a former colleague of Charlie Owen. I read this book as a result of his endorsement of it as an explanation of the rough and ready policing style of an area and population beyond the pale of normal society. Owen's style is at times harsh and vital, making a lasting impression due to the clarity with which the unbelievable is brought from the darkness to the light of a world that otherwise has no idea. If you like Irvine Welsh, you'll doubtless find Owen very compelling as well.
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