Bad Boys Make Broken Men: Mayhem and Madness, #0

By Samuel Fires

You know the old saying; when God gives you lemons you make bodies fly.

It used to be that the salacious sounds of sin of the nightclub were the only things for a bouncer like Cole Denvers to be worried about. But the mean streets of New York had different plans. When his girl Tiffany disappears Cole will have to grit his teeth and bloody his knuckles to get to her. The only thing standing in his way? All of New York's criminal underbelly, that's all. He could do it too if it weren't for his damn conscience, but all is not what it seems...

Sam J. Fires delivers dark humor with a dash of horror in this exciting prequel to the Mayhem and Madness series. Here is what Amazon reviewers have to say:

"What a wonderful read this was.Characters have been fleshed out well and are believable.The plot and story line were extremely well written and flowed easily.I was gripped from the start and couldn't stop reading it".★★★★★-Kindle Reviewer

"Recommended for those who like ominous reading!"★★★★★-Kindle Reviewer

 "I recommend this story to anyone who enjoys the short story form which, by the way, is very difficult to master and Sam J Fires has mastered it well. I look forward to reading more of his work"★★★★★-Kindle Reviewer

• Language: English
• Publisher: Samuel Fires
• Release date: Oct 18, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393590798

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Bad Boys Make Broken Men

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The Mayhem and Madness Prequel

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By Sam J Fires

Copyright 2020 by Samuel Fires Publications. All Rights Reserved

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, places, organizations, or person, whether living or dead, is entirely coincidental. This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment

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Contents

Prologue

Welcome to the Mean Streets of New York City

Chapter One

Ghosts of the Past

Chapter Two

Gino Scanelli

Chapter Three

Tre Johnson

Chapter Four

Tiffany Jenkins

Chapter Five

The Meeting With Gino

Chapter Six

Death in the Den

Chapter Seven

Dead on Broadway

Chapter Eight

The Junkyard

EPILOGUE

Other Books by This Author

About The Author

Prologue

Welcome to the Mean Streets of New York City

Cole Denvers is a bouncer at the hottest nightclub in town, The Ballroom, when he’s approached by Gino Scanelli, Mob Boss and owner of the club, to be an enforcer for his gang. The big times are calling, and Cole wants to be a part of the big game.

He doesn’t mind hitting people, but it goes against his moral upbringing to kill anyone. He builds a reputation on the streets as being a hard-handed enforcer. But with each beating that he lays down, the voice of his dead brother calls out from the grave, forcing Cole to face his past, and relive the horror of his brother’s death when he was callously run down in the street by a hit-and-run perpetrator.

Sure, everyone has hardships, but as Cole’s about to find out the hard way... On the mean streets of New York City, Bad Boys Make Broken Men.

Chapter One

Ghosts of the Past

The Unofficial Rules of Street Fighting 101

Step One: Size up your opponent - Sound advice, but believe it or not, size never matters. Small or big, everyone hits the ground at sixty-five miles per hour.

Step Two: Check your opponent for weapons - Either in their hands or bunched up under their clothing. Because you never want to be taken off guard by someone who wants to either a) do bodily damage, which is painful but you survive, or b) get you killed, which is never a good thing and is also where I draw the line.

Step Three: Sleight of hand - Which is just what it sounds like. Make ‘em think your swingin’ left, and then strike with the right.

Step Four: One hit to end it all - This makes sense as nobody wants to go twelve rounds with their opponent. This is not a boxing match on television after all. And nobody’s fuckin’ buying Pay-Per-View for this event.

Step Five: Always strike first - Offence is the best defence in this scenario, so bury your