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Darren Milo #1
Банда Мило
Ограбление по-английски… Отвратительно задумано. Еще хуже организовано! Грабителей — в четыре раза больше, чем планировалось. Заложники — толпа идиотов, сеющих вокруг себя хаос и разрушения. Бомба — скверно сделанный муляж. Полиция не способна даже грамотно вести переговоры. А сейф, как назло, вообще не желает открываться! Предводитель банды проклинает тот день, когда вышел из уютной тюрьмы. Но события уже понеслись. Сделанного не воротишь. Спасайся кто может!..
288 pages, Hardcover
First published September 29, 2011
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About the author
Danny King
39 books49 followersDanny King was born in Slough, Berkshire, the second son of Michael and Dorothy King. He and his two brothers, Ralph and Robin, lived on the Britwell Estate until 1979, when they moved to Yateley, Hampshire. He attended Yateley School but failed to gain any qualifications before leaving at the age of 16. He stacked shelves for a short stint in the Yateley branch of Somerfield (then Gateway), before working on various building sites as a hod carrier.
In 1991 he took an Access course at Farnborough College of Technology, which helped him land a place at The London College of Printing studying journalism. Between 1993 and 2002 he worked on various magazine titles, eventually becoming Editor of the Paul Raymond Publications title Mayfair (magazine). He now writes full-time.
In the late 1980s, he was arrested several times and convicted of burglary at Winchester Crown Court and car theft at Camberley Magistrates Court. It is largely due to receiving these convictions that he cites as his reasons for giving education a second go.
In 1991 he took an Access course at Farnborough College of Technology, which helped him land a place at The London College of Printing studying journalism. Between 1993 and 2002 he worked on various magazine titles, eventually becoming Editor of the Paul Raymond Publications title Mayfair (magazine). He now writes full-time.
In the late 1980s, he was arrested several times and convicted of burglary at Winchester Crown Court and car theft at Camberley Magistrates Court. It is largely due to receiving these convictions that he cites as his reasons for giving education a second go.
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March 10, 2020
Unbeliebly good
A surprisingly good read. Go for it! You will soon be lost in Place you never dreamt you would go.
A surprisingly good read. Go for it! You will soon be lost in Place you never dreamt you would go.
February 6, 2012
Maybe not as funny as previous King models - it is a straightforward caper book. Milo is a serial offender - out of jail, determined to go straight but gets roped into one last job (although you would say that a £15000 pot would be not enough to tempt me against a lifetime in jail).
They hold up a supermarket with 8 in the gang and things go wrong when the safe is on a timer, so they take hostages and attempt to get through the night. The police come and a silly end when there is a mass escape occurs, setting up for the sequel which I will no douby read.
King has the ability to construct a sentance that cause you to laugh out loud and there are few that can consistently do this time and time again.
They hold up a supermarket with 8 in the gang and things go wrong when the safe is on a timer, so they take hostages and attempt to get through the night. The police come and a silly end when there is a mass escape occurs, setting up for the sequel which I will no douby read.
King has the ability to construct a sentance that cause you to laugh out loud and there are few that can consistently do this time and time again.
May 6, 2016
Funny as always
I love the humour of these books. British humour is like no other and Danny King has it in spades. I love how he puts his characters into situations then gets them out in insightful and funny ways and as a northerner I love the swearing makes me feel like I'm at home!!
I love the humour of these books. British humour is like no other and Danny King has it in spades. I love how he puts his characters into situations then gets them out in insightful and funny ways and as a northerner I love the swearing makes me feel like I'm at home!!
January 21, 2017
Enjoyable
A fun read but found it difficult to have any sympathy for the main character, which meant I wasn't as bothered about the book as I could have been. Would try others by the same author though.
A fun read but found it difficult to have any sympathy for the main character, which meant I wasn't as bothered about the book as I could have been. Would try others by the same author though.
December 17, 2020
First book, i have read of the author and wow. I have come across a few books which are unputdownable and this has just been added to the list. Great read.
August 20, 2012
Laughed all the way through this! Want to read more Danny King!
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