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Bad Bastards

by Paul Heatley
Bad Bastards by Paul Heatley
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Falling in love might just be the dumbest move Patton has ever made.

Patty Dawson is beautiful – tall, with most of her length in her legs – and Patton has fallen head over heels. Patty is also Bobby Hodge’s daughter and that means she’s off-limits to guys like Patton.

Bobby runs the Bad Bastards Motorcycle Club with an iron fist – he runs his family the same way - and when he finds out about Patton and his only daughter it was only ever going to go one way, badly.

Beaten to a pulp and under threat of death, Patton is determined to find a way to be with the girl he loves no matter what the cost, but as the stakes get higher he has to decide just how far he’s willing to go in the name of love.

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Release date: May 16, 2019

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Paul Heatley

Paul Heatley

It’s hard to shake the grit of a Paul Heatley novel once you’ve stepped into his world. Stark, unsentimental, and laced with the raw nerve of noir, his stories don’t just depict violence and desperation—they breathe them. Hailing from the northeast of England, Heatley writes like a man who knows what it means to stare down hard truths. His fiction doesn’t flinch, and neither do his characters.

While he’s not a household name, Heatley has carved out a loyal following among crime fiction purists and noir aficionados—readers who crave the dark, the dirty, and the deeply human. His breakout work, The Motel Whore, set the tone early: stripped-down prose, seedy settings, and people clawing for survival. Since then, he’s built a body of work that reads like a bruised knuckle—sharp, direct, and unapologetically raw.

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Themes of poverty, addiction, and fractured masculinity thread through much of his writing, often set against the crumbling edges of modern Britain. You won’t find detectives with polished shoes or neat resolutions here. Heatley’s world is populated by small-time criminals, broken families, and the kind of bad decisions that leave lasting scars. His series, including The Eye for an Eye thrillers and The Tom Rollins books, showcases his skill at balancing relentless pacing with gritty emotional undercurrents.

A longtime music lover and screenwriting enthusiast, Heatley brings a cinematic rhythm to his dialogue and a punk sensibility to his plotting. His writing has been featured in crime magazines and anthologies, quietly building a reputation for authenticity and edge in the underground crime scene.

Paul Heatley may not write for the masses, but for those drawn to noir’s shadowy corners, he delivers fiction that cuts to the bone. His books don’t ask for your attention—they demand it.

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