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Sweet Jimmy

By: Bryan Brown
Narrated by: Bryan Brown
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Bryan 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.

It was a gentle knock. Agnes had been waiting for it. Hoping he would be on time. Such a lovely fella, she thought....

'Come on through. Got a surprise for you,' she said. He had one for her, too.

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....

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.

Sam is a tea-leaf, a thief. Likes nickin'...anything...always has...until the day he knocked off more than the Volvo.

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.

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.

©2021 Bryan Brown (P)2021 W F Howes Crime Crime Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Funny

Critic Reviews

"Uniquely Australian and uncommonly good, I could hear the author's voice in every spare, haunting line. More please." (Michael Robotham)

"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. This is utterly baffling. I'm furious." (Sam Neill)
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Very different style but incredibly entertaining. Much better to listen to it as Bryan Brown nails it!

Excellent read

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Fast moving stories, got into the story line quickly, Bryan’s voice so Australian & easy to listen to.

Love Bryan Brown narrating

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It took a while to get into the almost flat, journalistic delivery style of Bryan Brown's narration. The undemonstrative reading of his own writing almost masked the brilliance of his storytelling. I listened to the book in one day, on a long drive. Hauntingly familiar and disturbing at the same time. Small stories. Big themes.
More please.

Surprisingly good.

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Bryan Brown is a legend and a awesome story teller. Thanks for the great listen.

Enjoyed the great stories

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I really loved this collection of stories. The stories are gripping, challenging and different. I really struggled with Brown's narration to begin. His fast and featureless style left me wanting more in the first story. Yet by the third story I came to love his pared back approach and was kind of sad to leave it all behind at the end. Thanks for creating such an interesting collection Bryan! I loved it!

A Visceral Experience

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