The Fixer

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Reads like a Raymond Chandler for the twenty-first century . . . As a thriller writer, Steve Bunce wipes the floor with Stieg Larsson -- Tony Parsons * Daily Mirror * A devastating evocation of the way the sport functions at its basest level -- George Kimball, author of the bestselling Four Kings One of only a handful of recent additions to a genre once distinguished by men like Leonard "Fat City" Gardner and Budd "The Harder They Fall" Schulberg * The Independent * What Bunce has done brilliantly in The Fixer is to borrow heavily from his decades in and around boxing as participant, commentator and salesman to tell a fictional tale that is disturbingly close to the real thing * The Observer * The story crackles with so much authenticity that you can almost smell the stale sweat and leather as you turn the pages * Sport Magazine * A pacey, rollicking crime caper set in the wonderful, tempestuous snakepit of professional boxing . . .written as Bunce talks: chest out, shoulders rolling, nipping with telling jabs here and there * The Big Issue * An intriguing tale, not least because Bunce cleverly mixes fictional characters with real personalities * Independent on Sunday * A fast-paced boxing thriller that dips into the murky side of the sport * Daily Star * Steve Bunce delivers a knockout read -- David Haye Buncey pulls no punches - a great read -- Ricky Hatton