{"product_id":"sweet-jimmy-9781761470332","title":"Sweet Jimmy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBryan Brown has been telling stories with his distinctive Australian voice on TV and in film for a long time, but this time he's writing crime in his first book, a collection of crime fiction short stories\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Uniquely Australian and uncommonly good, I could hear the author's voice in every spare, haunting line. More please.' - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Robotham\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'My friend Bryan Brown, quite apart from his other manifold talents, turns out to be an excellent writer. An authentic voice; highly imaginative yet completely believable, with a flair for fully realised characters and a gripping narrative ... a great story teller. \u003cb\u003eThis is utterly baffling. I'm furious.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e' - Sam Neill\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt was a gentle knock. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgnes had been waiting for it. Hoping he would be on time. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuch a lovely fella, she thought...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Come on through. Got a surprise for you, ' she said.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe had one for her too.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Phil and Sweet Jimmy are cousins. Phil grows orchids . . . spider orchids . . . learnt about them in the nick. Jimmy likes orchids, too, but there are other things he likes even more . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Trish Bennett didn't like her life. Hadn't liked it for a long time. Been on the streets. Bit of this for a bit of that. The 'that' wasn't always nice. Then Ahmed found her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sam is a tea-leaf, a thief. Likes nickin. . . anything . . . always has . . . until the day he knocked off more than the Volvo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fell for the sexy and beautiful Sue May from Hong Kong, Frank Testy did. Silly old prick. What price for ego? A huge bloody price it turns out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Taut and crackling with character, these gritty, raw and sometimes very funny stories from Australian great Bryan Brown are Aussie Noir at its best. Crime doesn't discriminate . . . it can happen to anyone . . . it could happen to you . . . in any ordinary suburb . . . at any time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Allen \u0026amp; Unwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781761470332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304","brand":"Bryan Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44589880934581,"sku":"9781761470332","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9713148a-17d0-454d-93fe-03a62b502674.jpg?v=1724733870","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sweet-jimmy-9781761470332","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}