Synopsis/blurb.......
Criminal Thoughts is the first collection of short stories from Aidan Thorn. Inside you'll find 11 hard boiled tales of revenge, deceit, extortion and murder. Take a look inside the minds of hit men, gangsters, policemen, prisoners and more as they wade through the underworld.
Aidan's Fiction has been Published in the Near to the Knuckle Anthology: Gloves Off and in the Byker Books Radgepacket series. His work has also appeared online at Near to the Knuckle, Thrillers, Killers N' Chillers and Thrills, Kills, N' Chaos.
A gangster sneers at the cops making a house call....who has the last laugh?
A cut with a shank, a cheap price to pay for breaking out of prison... though you might wish you hadn't bothered.
A couple of heavies on a night out......that doesn't end well.
The War that took more........PTSD in the civilian world......He'd lost everything but his memories.
A pub landlord with an interesting sideline.....
A hitman does his job, too well in fact........someone does a number on him. We get to meet wheelchair-bound criminal Rick Thompson for a second time.
Mikey Hayes and Rick Thompson again.....the job that went wrong and cost him his legs, sees some overdue payback.
A Weighty Problem.....an enjoyable piece of flash fiction with a dose of humour.
A pub landlord snaps when the heavies try and collect the protection money early. Blame Simon Cowell!
A jilted wife and her estranged husband. Time to protect what's yours even if you might be taking things a little bit too far.
Detective Simmons (encountered in a few of the stories) tries to save his drug-addicted son from a stint in prison.
An interesting mix of stories, a few repeat characters, some bloody violence - 11 tales of theft, revenge, family, loyalty, loss and more.
A cracking 60-odd page collection.
4 from 5
Aidan Thorn has a website here. Catch him on Twitter - @AidanDFThorn
Read in October, 2016
Bought on Amazon a while ago.
Sometimes a story collection is just what the doctor ordered, Col. And some of those sound interesting. Glad you enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteMargot - exactly. There was a lot here to like, not a dud in the collection!
DeleteEnjoyed this one.
ReplyDeleteJason - agreed, there's a lot to like here.
DeleteCol, considering the kind of drabbles and stories I have penning, Aidan Thorn's collection should be an inspirational read, and give me some valuable tips on writing hardboiled stuff.
ReplyDeletePrashant, I really liked all of the tales in this collection. If you read it I hope it assists your own writing.
DeleteDon't generally get on with short stories, but like the idea that it's short.
ReplyDeleteI have something longer from him which I'm looking forward to.
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