GLENN ORGIAS
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A blisteringly and original crime thriller that smashes Mr Inbetween, Monkey Grip and Animal Kingdom into a gutter opera on the vicious, bent and drug-laden streets of Newcastle.
Vincent Silk is back in the decaying maw of Australia’s Steel City after losing his money, his self-respect and his friends and family. He wants to make amends, but first he has to pay off his debts to an unhinged loan shark. Vincent is forced to take on a brutal new role: working as an enforcer, a Teeth Kicker, collecting debts in a town where everyone owes someone something.
'A stunning, unbearably tense thriller that grips from the opening pages to its heart-stopping finale. Orgias is an uncommonly gifted writer and Teeth Kicker pulses with a brutal tenderness and distinctly Australian wit. These broken, complex characters have stayed with me – they’re drawn with such sensitivity and heart. The best crime novel I’ve read in years.' Mark Brandi, bestselling author of Wimmera, The Rip, The Others, and Southern Aurora
‘I don’t remember getting to the end of a novel and feeling such complete satisfaction that I had got to know a world and its people. Orgias’s portrayal of Vincent and the underbelly of 1990s Newcastle is masterful: brave and clear-eyed enough to show the tough realities, but tender and full of heart. It’s also a ripping drugs-and-crime story’ Malcolm Knox, bestselling author of The First Friend
‘Visceral, violent and achingly tender, Teeth Kicker is a tale of brotherhood and loyalty, love and sacrifice, set in the seedy criminal underworld of 1990s Newcastle. A blistering, breathtaking gut punch of a novel’ Kate Horan, bestselling author of The Inheritance and On the Edge
‘A desperate drive for redemption, by turns brutal and tender, Teeth Kicker finds humanity in the underworld and manages to deliver a cracking thriller along the way’ Gabriel Bergmoser, bestselling author of The Hunted, The Inheritance, The Hitchhiker and The Caretaker
‘The title may promise a kick in the teeth, but this book will hit you in the pit of your stomach and stay there. Orgias rolls a gritty crime drama, a love story, and a compelling family saga into a single page-turning, rollercoaster ride. A brilliant debut – brutal, propulsive, and proof that our desire to love and be loved can outlast anything’ Mitch Jennings, award-winning author of A Town Called Treachery
‘Teeth Kicker is a masterclass in tension, walking a razor’s edge between vulnerability and darkness without ever losing its nerve. I tore through it in a day, desperate to know what would happen and quietly begging it not to. The characters are so vivid – messy, tender and utterly compelling – I was behind them from the first page. I loved this story. Original, gripping and impossible to shake’ Shannon Kelly-White, bestselling author of Billie King
‘Written with stark poetry, Orgias takes you on a ride that is equal parts savage and tender. The thug they call Machine – enigmatic, menacing and utterly strange – is the most intriguing crime character I’ve read in years. If this is Orgias debut, I’ll take another hit’ Malcolm Kempt, author of A Gift Before Dying
‘Glenn Orgias’ crime thriller debut conjures the atmosphere of nineties Newcastle with a dreamlike quality of nostalgia and regret. A page-turner with depth: gritty and playful, brash and tender – redemptive, even – with characters who will break your heart’ Katerina Cosgrove, author of Bone Ash Sky and The Glass Heart
‘Hard-edged, vivid and absolutely gripping, Teeth Kicker hits with the force of the best crime fiction and yet it never loses sight of the people inside the damage. Glenn Orgias has created a savage, memorable novel written with a rare control and a lot of heart’ L J Charleston, author of Fatal Females