Cirrus@Austlit

'Johnny Morgan is born into a suburban working class Catholic family where he matures, on the one hand, within the strict regime of Catholicism and on the other, within a knockabout world where brute force and cunning are the preferred means of dealing with authority and survival.

'The result is a value system of never dob anyone in, a misunderstanding and arrogance…'

Source: Publisher's blurb (2015 ed.)

'Johnny Morgan is doing 12 years for manslaughter and rape. His sporting prowess and fighting ability earn him respect within a world devoid of sentimentally or kindness. Eager to earn maximum remission by keeping out of trouble he involves himself in debating and drama but also finds himself drawn to standing up for the underdog. When he acts as spokesperson for striking prisoners he is sent to the infamous punishment section, H Division, where he is brutally broken by sadistic screws. Unable to cope with the realisation they broke him, he mentally and physically conditions himself to return to H Division and confront his demons. In so doing he discovers inner capabilities, both survivalist and destructive, that indelibly imprint his personality; the beast has emerged.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Prepared to do anything, Morgan gives himself a green light and takes us into the ‘real’ underworld where might is right, where corrupt cops, crims and drug dealers control the nightclubs, brothels and upper level crime, where his brutality upsets the ‘natural order’ and spins him out of control and into tomorrow’s horrific headlines.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.