I have to say that I’m not a huge crime fan, I’ve read my fare share of books in this field but it’s a genre that doesn’t really excite me, that was until I discovered John Bowie’s first book Untethered (What I really enjoyed about Transference and Bowie as a writer is that he doesn’t paint you a nice picture, he paints with words a sordid underbelly of Manchester (If Bukowski wrote hard boiled crime it would be Transference.’ – Ross Jeffery, author of Juniper & TetheredYou see Bowie is doing something new with the crime genre and it’s something that should be celebrated, his work will draw comparisons to a great many fabulous writers, it’s hard not to when the storytelling is so masterful. Ballard. Year Book of the American Clan Gregor Society: Contaning the Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual Gathering (1928)American Clan Gregor Society, Pittsburgh, PA, 1928. John Bowie writes like a man possessed by the great crime writers of old, but mixed with the brutality of Charles Bukowski and the honesty of Dan Fante. B/W Illus (illustrator). Join Facebook to connect with John Bowie and others you may know. B/W Illus (illustrator). Paperback. Bowie’s offerings are hard to swallow, but swallow you must, because this is the rise of what I believe will be a powerhouse in crime writing for years to come.A masterful series that has all the power of reincarnated greats of the genre – a devastating book full of dirty realism that pulls you into the undertow, try as you might to rise, it will pull you under and into a world that you can’t escape from, an immersive must read!John’s writing is semi-autobiographical, a dirty realism and crime-noir.
B/W Illus (illustrator). Condition: Near Fine. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Ghostly references to a heritage that includes the Vikings, Scotland, Ireland and the North, flavour the words throughout, often with a dark but humoured edge.Although inspired partly by 50s pulp hardboiled detective fiction and the beat generation authors and poets, John aims to celebrate his female characters from his real life through his writing, whilst retaining the hard drinking, cynical honesty and accessible writing style of these genres.John lives in Bristol with his wife and daughter, where he has been since the late nineties. Year Book of the American Clan Gregor Society: Contaning the Proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Gathering (1930)American Clan Gregor Society, Pittsburgh, PA, 1930. Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Transference the second book in the series is a cocktail of delight and one that needs to be sipped and savoured, and after reading it, it leaves you punch drunk and stumbling around on your feet – hard hitting and oh so good. First Edition, First Printing. In fact, he was the first artist to perform the VU’s songs in Britain.So, when Bowie eventually became friends with Lou Reed, John Cale and the rest of the band, it’s little surprise that he would end up collaborating musically with a lot of them. - Paul D. Brazill (author of Guns Of Brixton) John writes dark fiction and crime noir full of dirty realism.
Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing; red wraps; 71 clean, unmarked pages w/large fold-out facsimile in rear; owner's name; insc Size: 8 vo. View the profiles of people named John Bowie. Condition: Very Good.
Condition: Near Fine. Bowe was born in Greasby, on the Wirral in Cheshire, England.
red wraps; 158 clean, unmarked pages+index; Size: 8 vo. Year Book of the American Clan Gregor Society: Contaning the Proceedings of the Twenty-Eighth Annual Gathering (1931)American Clan Gregor Society, Pittsburgh, PA, 1931. ferneyhough john bowie editor american clan gregor societyYear Book of the American Clan Gregor Society: Contaning the Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Annual Gathering (1932)American Clan Gregor Society, Pittsburgh, PA, 1932.
Condition: Very Good.
'A violent and intense read.