The Damage

by Howard Linskey

Overview

Power has its price.

David Blake should be enjoying the high life now that he's top dog, controlling everything in the city that's worth controlling.

But when it becomes clear that someone wants him dead, Blake struggles to maintain his restraint. From the heroin-laced high-rises of Newcastle to the seedy back streets of Bangkok, in a world of contract killers, corrupt politicians, bent detectives, fast women, and dangerous men, Blake is in a race against time to find—and stop—his potential assassin.

Packed with action and attitude, The Damage is a gripping gangland thriller for fans of the hit films The Town and Goodfellas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062304568
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	01/17/2024
Series:	David Blake Thrillers , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	230,118
File size:	792 KB

About the Author

Howard Linskey’s other acclaimed thrillers include The Drop, also available from Witness Impulse.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Linskey has done for Newcastle what Ian Rankin has done for Edinburgh. . . . The writing is as fast and furious as a well-oiled machine gun. This alone is impressive, but he also possesses a talent for character development that elevates the story to a new level. An impressive and intelligent début."  —New York Journal of Books on The Drop

"Intense, riveting sequel"— Publishers Weekly

"Top-notch gangster fiction from a writer to watch." — Booklist

Editorial Reviews

Linskey's intense, riveting sequel to his 2011 debut, The Drop, finds Newcastle crime lord David Blake living in Thailand with Sarah Mahoney, daughter of a rival Blake has murdered. Since Sarah is unaware of his involvement in her father's demise, their life is relatively tranquil. But vexing problems in Newcastle, where Blake runs such enterprises as drugs, prostitution, and money laundering, force him to return home: a major shipment of heroin from Turkey is missing; a top member in his outfit is facing hard jail time; and rival gangs are encroaching on his territory. Even more frightening, someone is making serious efforts to kill him. Blake uses his finely tuned baser instincts to try to save his organization and his own life. Along the way, he manages to rid himself of some enemies in uniquely appalling ways—and to cling to some innate sense of decency. Agent: Phil Patterson, Marjacq Literary. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly

"Linskey has done for Newcastle what Ian Rankin has done for Edinburgh. . . . The writing is as fast and furious as a well-oiled machine gun. This alone is impressive, but he also possesses a talent for character development that elevates the story to a new level. An impressive and intelligent début."  —New York Journal of Books on The Drop

"Intense, riveting sequel"— Publishers Weekly

"Top-notch gangster fiction from a writer to watch." — Booklist

From the Publisher