The Banjo String Snapped but the Band Played on

by Ryan Bracha

Ten men. One city. Lots of trouble.The Pimp is out in Leeds on his stag party with nine of his best friends, including Jesus, Hitler, and Bungle from eighties children's television show Rainbow. They have enough drugs to kill several horses, and a mean intention to imbibe every single one of them.Join The Incredible Hulk as he falls in love, Beetlejuice and his awful gambling luck, Superman's stinky top lip, and Al Capone's incredible habit of annoying people. These boys are just out for a good time, and they don't care who knows it.

114 pages, Paperback

Published June 17, 2013

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.