Back in Business
A Neo-Noir Return to Drugs, Violence, and Lunacy
By Simon Pearce
Space Monkey Creations Ltd
Published: August 12, 2025
ISBN: 9781917782036
Genre: Neo-Noir, Crime
Two criminals, one blood-soaked past, zero brakes on what’s coming next…
Mark Anthony King should be a corpse. A year ago, one drug-fuelled day set off a chain reaction of chaos—his home became a bloodbath, his life was left in ruins, and thirteen were dead. Or so he thought.
Now, his old supplier—the ruthless, cold-blooded French Connection—has resurfaced with more shadowy narco-business, a fresh dose of trouble, and a revelation that rattles him to the core: only twelve people died that day.
Toby—his partner in crime, his wildcard, his barely functional right hand—is still breathing.
Reunited after more than a year apart, the duo dive headfirst back into a life of narcotics, fast money, and outright lunacy. Roaring across Wales with cocaine in their bloodstreams, smoke in their lungs, and a monstrous V8 underfoot, they carve a reckless path through the underworld. But with a megalomaniacal cop on their tail and a rogues’ gallery of criminals, killers, and psychos closing in, their wild ride is destined for a brutal showdown.
Lawless, fearless, and completely off their heads—Mark and Toby are back together again.
Back in Business delivers a neo-noir cocktail of dark humour, relentless crime, and unapologetic chaos. Get your copy today and take the ride of your life through the blood-slick streets of Neo-noir Wales—where survival is optional, but chaos is guaranteed.
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About the Author
Simon Pearce is an author from Wales with a background in movies—focusing on scriptwriting. His first novel, Taking Care of Business, is an adaptation of the feature film he directed and co-wrote with the same title. His writing has been described as cinematic and is always dark in tone, with a fondness for transgressive characters. All of Simon’s work should come with a parental advisory notice, as it involves a lot of sex, drugs, and violence — which is why he is published by Space Monkey Creations Ltd. You’ve been warned, readers!
