Booze and Burn

In the second book of Charlie Williams’s Mangel series, Royston Blake continues his role as the head doorman at Hoppers, navigating a town where the usual chaos is replaced by strange, trance-like behavior among its residents. When tasked with surveilling a troublesome outsider and pursuing a lucrative bounty, Blake’s plans take a unexpected turn, threatening to turn him from a respected community figure into a pariah. As his reputation hangs in the balance, Blake faces the challenge of surviving a second fall from grace in a town where nothing is as it seems.