A novel by Joe Smalle
Some Girls Will, Some Girls Won’t
Britain, 1981. A cheeky mail-order scheme makes Kevin rich—until two local crooks decide his money must come from drugs.
The story
Easy money attracts dangerous attention.
What begins as a farcical get-rich-quick scheme becomes a dangerous struggle involving secrecy, violence and murder.
At 23, Kevin turns a questionable idea into a thriving mail-order business advertised in adult magazines.
Before long he is earning more money than he knows how to explain. His sudden wealth attracts the attention of local criminals GeeGee and Wingnut. Convinced that Kevin must be involved in drugs, they want their share—and they are not inclined to accept no for an answer.
Set in 1981, Some Girls Will, Some Girls Won’t is a darkly comic British crime novel about ambition, easy money and the risks of appearing richer than you ought to be.
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