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Louie King of Nothing
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 11 2026
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.48 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Big Louie never intended to rule a city-he just wanted to stop being a nobody. From the drizzly estates of Cambridge to the neon-lit underbelly of London, Louie: King of Nothing is a raw and unapologetic descent into the heart of a criminal empire built on fear, grit, and the theatre of the con.
Louie's rise begins on doorsteps, selling miracle vacuums for deposits he never intends to return. But the rush of the take is addictive, and soon the small-time scams evolve into something far more dangerous. With his crew of Bonebreakers-the silent, steady Curtis and the brutal, hammer-fisted Griff-Louie begins a violent ascent through protection rackets, nightclub security, and high-stakes cocaine routes.
London eventually becomes his kingdom, a place where he rules with a leash on a dog made of knives. But in the shadows of his success, the ghosts of his past are waiting. When he crosses paths with the legendary Goniff Gee Catcheside, the ghost-hand thief even criminals whisper about, Louie learns that every crown is borrowed and the streets always collect what they're owed.
A gritty standalone thriller set within the Catcheside universe, this novel explores the architecture of loyalty, the pleasure rot of power, and the inevitable ruin that follows when you build your world on violence.
What to Expect:
A Visceral Crime Thriller: A brutal, one lie, one fist, one body at a time ascent to the top.
A Deep Dive into the Underworld: From Cambridge doorsteps to London penthouses and international drug connections with the Patróns.
Crossovers for Fans: Featuring a high-stakes alliance with Goniff Catcheside, whose professional precision stands in stark contrast to Louie's chaotic reign.
Raw. Brutal. Unforgiving. Paul Joseph Dutton delivers a gripping story of a man who tried to conquer a city, only to discover that when you are the King of Nothing, you have the most to lose.
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