Pocket Notebook, by Mike Thomas is an angry black comedy about Jacob Smith, a tactical firearms officer with a violent temper and a generous helping of character flaws. It follows Jacob’s very public breakdown and subsequent fall from grace, all of which he meticulously records in his police notebook.

‘Stuns like a truncheon, grips like a pair of handcuffs, crackles with charge like a taser. Reading Pocket Notebook is like being caught up in a riot: exhilarating, terrifying – it has an unstoppable momentum’ – Niall Griffiths

‘[This] arresting tale doesn’t miss a beat…Jacob Smith has got a bad marriage, a penchant for steroids, a violent temper and a foot fetish. None of this would be particularly unusual if he was a villain – but, in Mike Thomas’s debut novel, he’s one of the policemen. And he’s got a gun … An enjoyable black comedy that builds to an exciting climax’ – Independent

‘Pocket Notebook is most certainly not run of the mill … Amusing, in a very black way … There’s no doubt Mike Thomas can write very well indeed … he’s come up with a cracker of a read’ – Mirror

To win one of three sets of a copy of Pocket Notebook, a limited edition notebook featuring the Clockwork Orange inspired cover art, and a limited edition Windmill Books notepad, simply watch the trailer and answer the following question:

When he’s not writing, what is author Mike Thomas’ “day job”?

• Police officer
• Paramedic
• 999-operator

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1. sheron blake Says:
   March 15th, 2010 at 8:50 am

   fantastic reading keep it up

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