The Tar Factory

About the Book: 

We needed bigger rakes
an bigger wheelbarrows.
Ah’m tellin ye, our own little
private tar factory was rakin it in.
Hey listen, we were gettin beggin letters from
Donald Trump. Swear it…

Meet the Crazy Gang
There’s Crazy D, Big Chuck Mcfuck, Mad Dog an me.

Crazy D had planted the idea in Mad Dog’s head. Slice yer leg off, accident like, an it’s worth forty gran. But Crazy D bottled it and Mad Dog he lost his happy-head – had to go elsewhere for his forty Gs, didn’t he? Least he still had his leg but. Of course when Denzo Doom minced ma hand with the gulley motor he called me ‘buddy’, thought I had bigger balls than a West African elephant.
It was only a fuck-up.
So how does a tarman make a few extra bob for the boozer? Ah’m warning you it’s not pretty. Gang bangs, bribery and scams, this is some story. Noir as tar. Wait till ah tell ye...

Reviews: 

Unpretentious, human, moving and funny. Alan Kelly gives us a man with true grit and a real practical morality. Mad Dog protects the underdog but beware those who misuse their power. This deserves to sell more copies than Trainspotting. The Tar Factory is fuckin magic. A surprise hunner quid Giro on a wet Tuesday in February. DES DILLON

About the Author:

ALAN KELLY,  grew up in North Lanarkshire and spent over 20 years road sweeping, litter picking, drain cleaning, and working in a tar factory. Throughout this time he fought a losing battle with alcoholism which contributed to the break up of his marriage. These experiences have formed the crux for the inspiration of his novels.