
Taking Care of Business
by
Simon Pearce
Part 1 of The Business Trilogy
Based on the movie directed by Simon Pearce
Two drug dealers, one serial killer, zero chance of playing it safe.
Mark and Toby aren’t your average entrepreneurs. Their business is drugs. Mark, a smooth-talking hustler, thrives in the fast-paced world of crime. Toby, a genius chemist with a drug habit to match, keeps the operation running from their chaotic, substance-fuelled hideout. Their lives are a precarious mix of dodging the law, dealing with bizarre—sometimes psychotic—customers, and navigating Mark’s increasingly volatile love life.
But their world is about to spiral even further out of control. A brutal serial killer with a taste for human flesh is prowling the streets, and Mark’s girlfriend, Janine, has given him an ultimatum: leave the drug game behind and move to France with her, or risk losing her forever. When their world of crime, chaos, and kinky mishaps collides with real danger, Mark and Toby are forced to ask themselves: can they really take care of business?
A neo-noir crime thriller laced with razor-sharp dialogue, larger-than-life characters, and twisted humour. Taking Care of Business is an adrenaline-fuelled ride where the punchlines hit as hard as the violence. Get your copy today and strap in for a darkly funny and chaotic ride where the stakes are high, the humour is deadly, and survival is anything but guaranteed.
"A chaotic outlaw and a drug-addled genius slip into the circle of a savage killer in Taking Care of Business: A Neo-Noir Tale of Drugs, Chaos, and Death (The Business Trilogy Book 1) by Simon Pearce, a raunchy romp of strange trips, risky living, and taking delight in deviance. Mark and Toby are edgy entrepreneurs, cooking up product and slinging substances for the masses, with one eye perpetually peeled for the cops. If that isn’t precarious enough, a serial killer cannibal, an ultimatum-wielding girlfriend, and the dead gangster at the bottom of the stairs are seriously complicating their maverick enterprise. Laced with acerbic wit, macabre romance, and sharp dialogue that reflects the ongoing madness, this short novel is an authentically funny and original ride through the occupational hazards of hedonism."
The Independent Review of Books
5 ⭐️ REVIEWS
Amazon
Noir isn’t dead—it’s just high on adrenaline.
Goodreads
Taking Care of Business is one of those books that grabs you by the collar and drags you into the mess.
Amazon
I found the writing sharp and the tone unapologetically bold, which made for an intense and engaging read.
