Bogies, and other equally messed up tales: The Director's Cut

by Ryan Bracha

"A master class in maximum story and characterisation from minimum words, and a warning shot to other indie-authors to up their game."Mark Wilson, author of Head BoyTeenage hit men, dildo tycoons, a woman scorned, council estates, a choice of porn, insane father in laws, sex with your best friend's mum, a violent coup d'état, Dickinson's Real Deal, Jesus on drugs, the monthly review at work, the smelly kid at school, missing clothes, single dads, down on their luck gamblers, inventive murderers, how to acknowledge two Keiths in the same room, thirty years in half an hour, erratic bus drivers with a death wish, and a man who really can't abide by bad grammar.Just another day in Ryan Bracha's head then...You'll laugh out loud at this hilarious collection of tales straight from the twisted mind that brought you the number one best selling Strangers are Just Friends you Haven't Killed yet and Tomorrow's Chip Paper. Listen in on a hit man's monthly review with the boss in Work's Murder, watch how a drug dealing scally from Manchester falls into the deadly occupation of murder for money in The Tale I Said I'd Tell, see the heartbreaking effects that one man's actions have over the course of thirty years in The Short Version, and meet Joe, the quirky stranger with a disgusting habit in Bogies. You'll laugh, you'll cringe, you'll vomit all over your shoes.The number one best-selling collection Bogies gets a makeover. Remixed and extended, this series of 17 hard hitting and hilarious tales will stay with you long after the last page has been read.

272 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 5, 2015

About the author

Ryan Bracha is the Amazon-bestselling author of eleven novels, a novella, and a collection of short stories. In his early twenties, he made a brief foray into independent filmmaking. At 24, he wrote and directed his debut feature Tales From Nowhere, a limited-release cult oddity he once described as “Pulp Fiction meets Kes.” Though the film’s lifespan was short, it ignited a passion for bold, unorthodox storytelling.

Ryan spent the next several years honing his voice as a novelist. His debut, Strangers Are Just Friends You Haven’t Killed Yet, took nearly four years to complete, and was followed by a relentless output of raw, genre-defying fiction. Over the course of his writing career, he’s self-published eleven novels, a novella, and a short story collection — each one taking risks and refusing to play it safe.

Though no longer writing fiction intensively, Ryan remains creatively active. He continues to write across other forms and channels his energy as frontman and lyricist for the electronic punk band Misery Prize, bringing the same edge and attitude to the stage as he did to the page. He lives and works in South Yorkshire, where the ideas never quite stop coming.

Visit www.miseryprizeband.co.uk to follow his musical endeavours.