Isbn: 9781785634512 - pretty boy red: a gripping literary thriller set in a harsh juvenile prison in western australia (15 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: New. What if the only witness to the truth can no longer trust his own memoryFourteen-year-old Joel Brady is awaiting trial for murder.Locked inside the juvenile wing of a Western Australian prison, Joel has become known simply as 'Psycho'. Feared by other inmates and abandoned by almost everyone else, he struggles to piece together the events that led him to the isolated outback property of child abductor Marcus Welby - and the violent confrontation that left Welby dead.As Joel prepares to stand trial, the courtroom becomes another battleground. Lawyers, psychiatrists and witnesses all have their own version of events, while Joel's fractured memories refuse to settle into a single truth. Told through Joel's unforgettable voice, Pretty Boy Red is a powerful literary crime novel exploring childhood trauma, memory, justice and the fragile line between victim and perpetrator. Blending an intense courtroom drama with a haunting prison narrative, Derek Byrne's remarkable debut asks whether the truth is ever enough to deliver justice.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Child prisoner Joel Brady is facing trial for murder. If he can survive that long.In the juvenile wing of a prison in Western Australia, fourteen-year-old Joel Brady small, girly-voiced, nicknamed Psycho is awaiting trial for his role as sidekick to child abductor Marcus Welby.Joel still isnt sure what he did that last day at Welbys outback house of horror; his memory has blotted it out. Is his mind playing tricks in other respects too? Did he really see the malevolent Quentin, another of Welbys associates, in the adult wing of the prison? Or is Quentin a figment of his imagination, as Joels lawyers insist?A more immediate priority is hiding from the rampaging cons who have escaped the adult wing, one of whom wants Joels head. Will his cellmate Glenn, an arch-enemy who has become his first real friend, stay loyal?Set in an ultra-violent, alpha-male world where human connection is a double-edged sword, and interwoven with a gripping courtroom drama in which the truth about Welbys chilling set-up gradually emerges, this powerful literary thriller marks the debut of a remarkable talent.Vivid, complex, hard-hitting and compelling. - Ray Robinson, author of The Mating Habits of Stags Fourteen-year-old Joel Brady is awaiting trial for murder. Trapped inside a brutal juvenile prison and haunted by memories he cannot trust, he must face a courtroom determined to uncover the truth about the crimes that brought him there. A gripping literary crime novel about trauma, memory and justice. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardback. Condizione: New. Child prisoner Joel Brady is facing trial for murder. If he can survive that long.'Vivid, complex, hard-hitting and compelling' Ray RobinsonIn the juvenile wing of a prison in Western Australia, fourteen-year-old Joel Brady - small, girly-voiced, nicknamed 'Psycho' - is awaiting trial for his role as sidekick to child abductor Marcus Welby.Joel still isn't sure what he did that last day at Welby's outback house of horror; his memory has blotted it out. Is his mind playing tricks in other respects too? Did he really see the malevolent Quentin, another of Welby's associates, in the adult wing of the prison? Or is Quentin a figment of his imagination, as Joel's lawyers insist?A more immediate priority is hiding from the rampaging cons who have escaped the adult wing, one of whom wants Joel's head. Will his cellmate Glenn, an arch-enemy who has become his first real friend, stay loyal?Set in an ultra-violent, alpha-male world where human connection is a double-edged sword, and interwoven with a gripping courtroom drama in which the truth about Welby's chilling set-up gradually emerges, this powerful literary thriller marks the debut of a remarkable talent.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Child prisoner Joel Brady is facing trial for murder. If he can survive that long.'Vivid, complex, hard-hitting and compelling' Ray RobinsonIn the juvenile wing of a prison in Western Australia, fourteen-year-old Joel Brady small, girly-voiced, nicknamed 'Psycho' is awaiting trial for his role as sidekick to child abductor Marcus Welby.Joel still isn't sure what he did that last day at Welby's outback house of horror; his memory has blotted it out. Is his mind playing tricks in other respects too? Did he really see the malevolent Quentin, another of Welby's associates, in the adult wing of the prison? Or is Quentin a figment of his imagination, as Joel's lawyers insist?A more immediate priority is hiding from the rampaging cons who have escaped the adult wing, one of whom wants Joel's head. Will his cellmate Glenn, an arch-enemy who has become his first real friend, stay loyal?Set in an ultra-violent, alpha-male world where human connection is a double-edged sword, and interwoven with a gripping courtroom drama in which the truth about Welby's chilling set-up gradually emerges, this powerful literary thriller marks the debut of a remarkable talent. Child prisoner Joel Brady is facing trial for murder. If he can survive that long. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardback. Condizione: New. What if the only witness to the truth can no longer trust his own memoryFourteen-year-old Joel Brady is awaiting trial for murder.Locked inside the juvenile wing of a Western Australian prison, Joel has become known simply as 'Psycho'. Feared by other inmates and abandoned by almost everyone else, he struggles to piece together the events that led him to the isolated outback property of child abductor Marcus Welby - and the violent confrontation that left Welby dead.As Joel prepares to stand trial, the courtroom becomes another battleground. Lawyers, psychiatrists and witnesses all have their own version of events, while Joel's fractured memories refuse to settle into a single truth. Told through Joel's unforgettable voice, Pretty Boy Red is a powerful literary crime novel exploring childhood trauma, memory, justice and the fragile line between victim and perpetrator. Blending an intense courtroom drama with a haunting prison narrative, Derek Byrne's remarkable debut asks whether the truth is ever enough to deliver justice.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Child prisoner Joel Brady is facing trial for murder. If he can survive that long.'Vivid, complex, hard-hitting and compelling' Ray RobinsonIn the juvenile wing of a prison in Western Australia, fourteen-year-old Joel Brady small, girly-voiced, nicknamed 'Psycho' is awaiting trial for his role as sidekick to child abductor Marcus Welby.Joel still isn't sure what he did that last day at Welby's outback house of horror; his memory has blotted it out. Is his mind playing tricks in other respects too? Did he really see the malevolent Quentin, another of Welby's associates, in the adult wing of the prison? Or is Quentin a figment of his imagination, as Joel's lawyers insist?A more immediate priority is hiding from the rampaging cons who have escaped the adult wing, one of whom wants Joel's head. Will his cellmate Glenn, an arch-enemy who has become his first real friend, stay loyal?Set in an ultra-violent, alpha-male world where human connection is a double-edged sword, and interwoven with a gripping courtroom drama in which the truth about Welby's chilling set-up gradually emerges, this powerful literary thriller marks the debut of a remarkable talent. Child prisoner Joel Brady is facing trial for murder. If he can survive that long. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Hardback. Condizione: New. What if the only witness to the truth can no longer trust his own memoryFourteen-year-old Joel Brady is awaiting trial for murder.Locked inside the juvenile wing of a Western Australian prison, Joel has become known simply as 'Psycho'. Feared by other inmates and abandoned by almost everyone else, he struggles to piece together the events that led him to the isolated outback property of child abductor Marcus Welby - and the violent confrontation that left Welby dead.As Joel prepares to stand trial, the courtroom becomes another battleground. Lawyers, psychiatrists and witnesses all have their own version of events, while Joel's fractured memories refuse to settle into a single truth. Told through Joel's unforgettable voice, Pretty Boy Red is a powerful literary crime novel exploring childhood trauma, memory, justice and the fragile line between victim and perpetrator. Blending an intense courtroom drama with a haunting prison narrative, Derek Byrne's remarkable debut asks whether the truth is ever enough to deliver justice.…