Fruit by Will Heron Paperback

A Sticky British Gangster Comedy. Lock Stock in a Lay-By

Buckle up for this darkly comedic ride through the blood-splattered lay-bys of rural England. Trying to get his life back on track, Adam unwittingly gets a job with a bunch of ruthless fruit gangsters hell-bent on expansion. As he navigates a treacherous landscape teeming with corrupt cops and shotgun-wielding pirates, he is swiftly submerged in a whirlwind of criminal escapades.

"Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels meets soft fruit. Funny, sweary and violent. In fact so good, that I wish i'd wrote it." Eddie Lancaster, author of Negative Feedback and The Sardinian Job

Will Adam make it to the end of the summer season alive?

Up to his neck in dodgy strawberry deals and exploding caravans, he must grapple with the choice between a life of crime and the normalcy he yearns for.

Amid a scorching summer rife with territorial disputes, Adam reluctantly aids a baguette-wielding French hitman in dismantling a rival crime family. His journey reaches an explosive end as the Police close in, but all is not as it seems in the dark and sticky world of Fruit.

This darkly comedic twist on the British Gangster genre combines razor-sharp satire with heart-pounding action, delivering a rollercoaster ride, that will leave readers laughing themselves off the edge of their seat.

Prepare for a hilariously bonkers caper through the high-stakes criminal world of ‘Fruit’ – a novel that defies expectations and dares to reimagine the conventions of crime fiction.

What Readers Are Saying About Fruit on Goodreads:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I loved this book from the moment I read the synopsis. I had it down in my head as being a tad bonkers in nature and, indeed, it is just that. But it is oh so more.’

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I love how we went from selling fruit to the underground criminal underworld in such a smooth transition I didn’t even question it, this read was full of humour, mystery and action and I was loving every second of it!’

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Where I expected a light read, some of it was quite deep, and also a tad political. But also very much tongue in cheek’

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐’This book was so much fun. There was action, humour and wonderfully quirky characters.’