Zenka

2020 | Crime | Fiction & Poetry | Humor & Comedy

London crime boss, Jack Murray, demands to be obeyed.

Hungarian pole-dancer, Zenka, obeys NO-ONE.

Their friendship is explosive. But these two mismatched misfits are about to be united in a common goal when Jack receives a letter ...

The letter says Jack has a son, Nicholas, a community worker whose patients call him a "saint".

Jack is overjoyed. But there's a problem. He needs a son with balls - not a halo - to inherit the Firm.

Zenka takes charge. “Don’t vorry, Jack. Ven I am finished vith Nicholas he vill be dog’s bollocks just like his papa.” Excitedly, she arms herself to the teeth. Then musters the mob.

Nicholas plans to marry Penelope and settle in suburbia. He leads a tranquil, if uneventful, life. That is, until he falls in love with a mysterious Hungarian girl who begs him to protect her. Protect her?! He's qualified to nurse the elderly handicapped - not attack the various thugs who seem to be popping up with frightening regularity.

Frustrated by his cowardice, Zenka turns up the heat. Her tactics become more bizarre, more illegal, and soon events begin to spin of control.

Meanwhile, Jack's accountant believes the letter is a lie and investigates.

Which is when the secrets come out - and now someone is going to pay with their life …

Alison Brodie (Author)