The School Of Hard Knocks

There are two types of pain-the one you feel alone and the pain felt by the people you love.In the '80s, and after two decades of calm, the slow thaw between Sydney's two controlling underworld families was about to come to a bloody end. Divide and conquer, but for Irish born Patrick O'Finlay's plan to work, he needed a fall guy. And now nine dealers lie dead in what the cops say was a drug deal gone wrong.The man they called 'Lucky Phil' thought spending twelve toxic years in foster care was a tough gig until he becomes a disposable asset in a street war with no rules. With his life on the line, and with no family and no friends, he is approached by the smooth-talking supermodel, Madeleine O'Hara, with an irresistible offer no young man can resist.Relying purely on his street smarts, can Phil Kelly stay alive long enough to locate a possible sister he has never met? In his version of life, there is no grey, only answers in black and white. Bloodlines are strong, and payback can be a real bitch.If you enjoy backing the underdog, the first book in The Man Called Kelly series by P.D. Nelson will make you laugh, it will make you cry, and it will make you think.