Ain't That a Kick in the Head: 3 (Rat Pack)

This year the fireworks will be red hot...Skates Farrington is a changed man. Gone are the smart suits the dull meetings and the extra pounds. Nowadays he gets his thrills at the skate park and from whatever substances his dealers send his way. The only thing missing from his life is his ex-wife. Shes shacked up with a respectable partner in an isolated farm and striving to create the perfect life. Skates is convinced that she will come back to him when she sees his new self but when attempts to win her heart all over again are thrown back in his face he decides a little gentle persuasion is in order. Now he can include murder and abduction among his new-found skills. DI Oliver Wilson leading the investigation has more than a few things on his mind. The case and imminent arrival of his third child should be at the forefront of his thoughts but the arrival of a sequence of unusual gifts is making him nervous. The packages are sending him a message he just cant work out what theyre trying to say. Aint That A Kick In The Head is the explosive follow up to Let It Snow and My Funny Valentine. Praise for AINT THAT A KICK IN THE HEAD: Nigel Bird knows his characters inside and out-what they want how they think how they grow and how they fail. Aint that a Kick in the Head might be his best work yet. A convincing engrossing portrayal of what life is like for cops and criminals alike. -Chris Rhatigan All Due Respect Books publisher One of my favourite contemporary crime fiction series. -Colman Keane Cols Criminal Library