Back in Business
by
Simon Pearce
Part 2 of The Business Trilogy
Two criminals, one blood-soaked past, zero brakes on what's coming next…
Mark Anthony King should be a corpse. A year ago, one drug-fuelled day set off a chain reaction of chaos—his home became a bloodbath, his life was left in ruins, and thirteen were dead. Or so he thought.
Now, his old supplier—the ruthless, cold-blooded French Connection—has resurfaced with more shadowy narco-business, a fresh dose of trouble, and a revelation that rattles him to the core: only twelve people died that day.
Toby—his partner in crime, his wildcard, his barely functional right hand—is still breathing.
Reunited after more than a year apart, the duo dive headfirst back into a life of narcotics, fast money, and outright lunacy. Roaring across Wales with cocaine in their bloodstreams, smoke in their lungs, and a monstrous V8 underfoot, they carve a reckless path through the underworld. But with a megalomaniacal cop on their tail and a rogues' gallery of criminals, killers, and psychos closing in, their wild ride is destined for a brutal showdown.
Lawless, fearless, and completely off their heads—Mark and Toby are back together again.
Back in Business delivers a neo-noir cocktail of dark humour, relentless crime, and unapologetic chaos. Get your copy today and take the ride of your life through the blood-slick streets of Neo-noir Wales—where survival is optional, but chaos is guaranteed.
Written by Simon Pearce
Edited by Benjamin Way
Cover by THISISREALLYCHRIS
"A white-knuckle spiral down the darkest corners of addiction, dealing, and dangerous bedfellows, Back in Business: A Neo-Noir Return to Drugs, Violence, and Lunacy (The Business Trilogy Book 2) by Simon Pearce is a gleefully unapologetic spree of dope-slinging drama. A year after the explosive end of Mark's relationship with hard drugs—and with his French girlfriend—he finds himself back in the saddle with his mysteriously discharged partner in crime. Still cooking for a killer to pay their debts and avoid an early grave, King and Casper may be off the wagon and out of their minds, but survival while getting impossibly high is what this hopped-up pair of deviant dealers does best. A second rollicking piece of unrepentant madness, this is a clever binge of seamy entertainment, and an unhinged glimpse at survival in the UK's underbelly of vice and violence."
The Independent Review of Books