MANCHESTER 6 edition by Col Bury Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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Praise for Manchester 6
“Darkly funny, muscular prose with stark imagery. A must read.” – Richard Godwin, author of Apostle Rising.
“Top selection filled with dark humour, pathos and gritty action.” – Matt Hilton, author of the Joe Hunter thriller series.
“Snappy and powerful with realistic characters.” – Nick Quantrill, author of Broken Dreams.
“Col Bury’s Manchester 6 may well be the epitome of Brit Grit.” – Paul D Brazill, widely published British noir writer.
Product Description
Manchester 6 focuses on the best and worst of human nature, personified in the gritty urban setting of Manchester, UK. It features a plethora of no-nonsense characters you’d ordinarily want to avoid. The six stories highlight generally decent folk who become embroiled with the lower echelons of society, aka scumbags. Whether it’s the paranoid, spliff-sucking writer who has an online spat, or an ex-soldier hunting a notorious gang, there’s conflict galore. Meanwhile, hell hath no fury, like a window cleaner ripped-off of his Christmas tips, and a heroic family man faces Al Qaeda and the decision of his life. When you add to the mix, the luckiest gambler in town having a ball, coked up in a lap-dancing club, and an eccentric ice cream van owner who pushes ‘friendship’ beyond the limit, you know something’s got to give, and, boy, does it! This collection oozes dark wit and has more twists and turns than a snake on speed.
About the author
Col Bury was born and raised in Manchester, UK, and is the crime editor of award winning ezine, Thrillers, Killers ‘n’ Chillers. His short stories can be found in many anthologies, including, The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 9. His fiction is scattered around the blogosphere, at the likes of A Twist Of Noir and The Flash Fiction Offensive. A New York agent enjoyed Col’s online stories so much that they’re now working together developing his crime novel series. When he’s not working, being a daddy, writing, reading or editing, Col shoots pool or watches his beloved Manchester City FC.
MANCHESTER 6 edition by Col Bury Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
When you're reading the first line of the first story and a guy gets tagged by a gift from the gods in the form of a free-falling chunk of pigeon poop that brings all varieties and forms of fortune to the hapless "hero" of the piece, you will understand that Col Bury has a problem with magnets.The problem is that the man's mind is so chock full of irony that an overhead scrapyard electromagnet would pull him out of his boots and into the sky with the speed of a reverse meteorite.
Said problem is not evident in every story in Manchester 6 -- just the vast majority of them. It's a mixed stew of the dubious, revenge filled deeds of cold hard men seasoned with a scattering of truly heroic actions based on motivations as pure as the Golden Rule. Grab a spoon and dig in to this tasty surprise, boys. You'll love every bit of it.
Just don't be surprised when one of those chunks of iron we talked about sends a lightning bolt through your fillings.
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MANCHESTER 6 edition by Col Bury Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
This is a review of MANCHESTER 6
This book contains 6 short stories, all of which are rooted in the seamier side of Manchester.
I'm not usually a short story fan, but I found these stories to be very interesting and engrossing. I admit, though, that I was on the third story before I realised that each story was self contained! I kept wondering when and how the characters and events in the previous two 'chapters' would connect with the third 'chapter'.
Once I had sorted out in my mind that the stories were only connected by location, then I found the stories to be engrossing and very real.
As a previous reviewer said, there are no happy endings here, just gritty drama. If you like your stories strong, then this is a must read.
I'm sure that Col Bury will soon be writing full novels (if he hasn't already0, and I would be happy to read them too.
4 stars.
A short book of stories, but enough here to keep me amused and entertained.
My favourite concerns a window cleaner who snaps and sets in motion a revenge attack on the villain who has ruined Christmas for him and his kids.
Which isn’t to say that the others in the collection are too shabby either.
International terrorism comes to Manchester……. a good neighbour with a genial, generous nature gets taken for a mug…… Dogger Dave and his tiny appendage….plus plenty more besides
Violent, gritty, fast and furious with street language and touches of humour – sprinkled throughout.
There’s a piece at the back of the book where the author explains the inspiration behind the narratives, what conversations and chats inspired certain tales – an interesting peek inside a writer’s brain.
4 from 5
Purchased some time ago on UK for kindle.
Col Bury’s other selection of Manchester tales - The Cops of Manchester - will be shuffled closer to the top of the pile.
Having been overwhelmed with review requests lately, I decided I needed to kick back and read some of my own purchased books, so I had a browse of my kindle and came across a name that I knew would not leave me disappointed, Col Bury.
Manchester 6 is a collection of 6 short stories (and a bonus 7th) told from various perspectives that ultimately lead to someone ending up with an undesirable conclusion -whether that is in the permanent or metaphorical sense.
The assorted plot lines reel you in from the start, some admittedly more than others, but with an ever increasing pace, the endings of each of these stories definitely leave you craving for more!
Each story is set in…Manchester…were you surprised? Or did the title of the book give it away….it would have been really funny if Mr Bury used his brilliant sense of humour and screwed with our minds by setting the tales in somewhere like…Birmingham…though he writes what he knows and he certainly gave me a sense of what the darker side of Manchester holds. Note to self stay out of Manchester! <Kidding!…sort of> 😜
Within the short stories, we come across a huge array of interesting characters, some of which reminded me of Martina Cole’s gritty, gangland badasses! You know the ones, they leave a bad taste in your mouth long after the book has been shelved! And the characters were relate-able…not that I mix with seedy people….well I do…but that is work, and I am not talking about the offenders! 😂 They had a realism to them — it could be the guy across the road, your friends…you know what I mean? Nicely done, Mr Bury.
There were three stories that particularly stood out for me Lucky S***, Forum of Fury and Snakes & Ladders. What I loved about each of these stories was the dark, but funny humour wrapped up in irony and the fact that each could have had a very different ending (whether it was better or worse) if each of the main characters had just chosen a different path! Particularly Forum of Fury, it made me laugh but I was also almost as anxious and paranoid as the main character at times!
Col Bury has a great style to his writing. He captures the moment, pulls you through and then leaves you clinging at the edge! His descriptions at times had me right there in the story and I loved some of them so much that I would be more than happy if they turned into a full blown book!
So if you want a gritty, dark, twisty but relatively quick ride…jump on the bus #bookjunkies and grab yourself a copy of Manchester 6 – you will not be disappointed! I am off now to read another collection of Col’s short stories The Cops Of Manchester…see ya on the other side!
Great lingo and action. This is a skilled storyteller who also Chandlerizes the surroundings so noir shadings layer into the plot. Good writer!
This is a dark read, done well. I have read Mr. Bury's work for years and never tire of it.
Six hard-hitting noir stories written with attitude and in a Manchester accent! The writing style is raw, with sharp corners, the stories (I would guess) written without too much rewriting. Still a good solid read. The subject matter and the characters do the heavy lifting.
Col Bury has written many stories and I can't remember reading a bad one. He uses stark imagery juxtaposed with surreal situations, the kind we see every day in large towns to create a comic and dark resonance in the reader. His new collection shows him at his best, the prose is so muscuclar there is not a single word out of place, each story is both funny and dark. Bury uses his imagery for maximum impact, while showing us the level of surreal Noir we inhabit, this is a must read.
When you're reading the first line of the first story and a guy gets tagged by a gift from the gods in the form of a free-falling chunk of pigeon poop that brings all varieties and forms of fortune to the hapless "hero" of the piece, you will understand that Col Bury has a problem with magnets.
The problem is that the man's mind is so chock full of irony that an overhead scrapyard electromagnet would pull him out of his boots and into the sky with the speed of a reverse meteorite.
Said problem is not evident in every story in Manchester 6 -- just the vast majority of them. It's a mixed stew of the dubious, revenge filled deeds of cold hard men seasoned with a scattering of truly heroic actions based on motivations as pure as the Golden Rule. Grab a spoon and dig in to this tasty surprise, boys. You'll love every bit of it.
Just don't be surprised when one of those chunks of iron we talked about sends a lightning bolt through your fillings.
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