The Press Release

Former WWE Champion Mick Foley has urged "anyone who likes wrestling or anyone who likes fiction" to pick up a copy of Blood Red Turns Dollar Green - a debut novel from long time Irish playwright, Paul O'Brien.

O’Brien’s book, a crime fiction novel set in the US Pro-Wrestling industry in the 1970’s, was described by Foley as “a great wrestling novel” “something every wrestling fan will enjoy.”

Joining Paul O’Brien in Edinburgh last week, Foley said:

“Paul O’Brien has really done his research with this book. I didn't know what to expect but he's really quite a writer. He has captured the feel of old-school professional wrestling territories almost perfectly and it really brings these characters to life. The action in the ring was the way it went down back then. And that ending. I've already asked him how long do I have to wait for more.[image error]

Foley, himself a five time New York Times bestselling author continued:

I've been thinking for a long time about writing a wrestling novel for quite sometime, but if I am going to do that then I'm going to have to set my sights really, really, high because I've read Blood Red Turns Dollar Green. It’s an awesome read and I’m delighted to endorse it in any way I can.”

When O’Brien heard about the WWE Superstars endorsement he immediately wanted to give something back:

"Well, Mick Foley didn't have to help me out with this book is the way I look at it. He could have simply liked it and not made an effort to get the word out - but that doesn't seem to be his style. He just likes to help people out. I contacted him more than a year ago and asked if he would read a chapter for charity and it grew into this. I have long admired his work with RAINN and was only too honored to offer 50% of the book's sales to RAINN. It's the least I can do.

The writer also says he hopes the book will appeal to fans and non-fans alike:

“Today's professional wrestling is a shiny well oiled machine but back then it was anything but. It had a lawless feel to it, a shady quality. It's was all cash, under the counter, run by a syndicate that no one could talk about. These men were Wiseguys way before anyone else. A non wrestling fan described the book as what he thought would happen 'if the Soprano's got into the match fixing game.'

But to have a book endorsed by someone of Mick Foley’s stature is just a dream come true. Mick is one of the people who took the wrestling business from the era I depict in the book to the global mega-business it is today. For him to say what he has said is as good as it gets, and I hope wrestling fans - and those non-fans who are interested in just a good crime story – will enjoy it as much as he did”.

“Blood Red turns Dollar Green” is available for $3.99 here with 50% going to RAINN.

You could also win yourself a first print copy signed by Foley and O'Brien here.

A video endorsement can be found here.