A slender novella that seems to have raised a storm in some parts.
by HAMISH MCNEILLY - May 18 2015 - stuff.co.nz
A Kiwi author living in London has upset gang members by publishing a fictional love story.
"I was astonished at the reaction," author Leo Schulz, a former Aucklander now based in London, said.
That reaction came after he posted an Amazon review on his Facebook page, prompting an online face-off between gang members.
"Facebook moderators, seeing the toxic expressions and hair-raising threats, regularly delete great swathes of the comments," he said.
Schulz said Mongrel Mob members had contacted him directly, "not in a threatening manner but to insist that I respect their 'colours'".
The book, which is sold as a paperback and e-book, features the distinctive Mongrel Mob insignia on the cover.
It is set in the 1970s and is based on a young couple, Dolly and Freddie, who take a joyride through the King Country and later become involved with the Mongrel Mob.
A relationship develops between Dolly and her gang member captor. "It is a story that can only end in disaster," Schulz said.
Schulz said he grew up in south Auckland, where some of his classmates later became patched gang members. He also spent time living in a remote settlement in Hokianga, where gang members would sometimes return to their marae.
Above from stuff.co.nz and following from me:
Book information:
Paperback - 98 pages
ISBN 978 1 291 73983 1
Publisher - Königreich Böhmen
49 Burtt House, Aske Street,
London N1 6LE
And here is Amazon review:
Dolly and Freddie run off on a joyride to New Zealand's rugged west coast. They have a car, cash, liquor, weed... and a gun. They are quickly tangled up with the Mongrel Mob in a terrifying misadventure of violence, kidnap, drug-running and rape.
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