Ride's Back on [Hardcover]

Dave Courtney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 10, 2002

In "Stop the Ride, I Want to Get Off", Dave Courtney wrote about his life of crime and how he had decided to put that all behind him, and move into the world of the media. This proved harder that he thought, as he details in this book. For Dave faces a fierce test as he is accused by a corrupt policeman of being a grass, and although the court case ends up with the Dave going free, (and the policeman in jail), nevertheless Dave's reputation needs defending. So he defends it here - telling the world about what really goes on, both in court (dressed as a jester, and punching out the corrupt officer, for starters) and out of it - gunfights in Tenerife, porn films in LA, taking his own movie, "Hell to Pay", to the Cannes film festival, and getting caught in gang warfare.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Sends a shiver down the spine' Mail on Sunday 'The original smoking barrel' The Observer 'Be sure to buy your own copy. We wouldn't want to upset him now, would we?' Daily Mail

About the Author

Dave Courtney was born in London in 1959. His previous books are, Stop the Ride, I Want to Get Off: Raving Lunacy: and Dodgy Dave's Little Black Book.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 292 pages
• Publisher: Virgin Hardbacks (October 10, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1852279788
• ISBN-13: 978-1852279783
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,428,819 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars not very impressed, March 2, 2005

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owl (leeds) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ride's Back on (Paperback)

i cant say ive been impressed by any of courtneys books,i reckon if he was more honest in his accounts his books would be better,he`s too into the whole self promotion thing,the publics a bit sick of dave courtney,ive always thought his books were just a few parts fantasy too a few parts 3rd or 4th hand stories,his first appearance as a celeb was years ago on a documentary about debt collecting,and he was threatening an old man,and he took his pension off him.all the recent scandals with his wife and children just go to show what sort of person he really is,i for one will be glad too see the back of courtney,he`s a sad caricature,a dog thats had his day,he should do the honorouble thing and bow out

2.0 out of 5 stars Oh stop it please !, October 15, 2003

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J. Creighton (Haverhill, Suffolk) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ride's Back on (Hardcover)

to coin Daves catch phrase. Not the best book to flow from Daves (stolen?) pen mainly covers the trial of a corrupt copper. I found my self skipping sections of the book - Did we really need to know that his wife is Bi-sexual ? Or that he has a taste for swingers meetings ? In a crime book of all places. Not the best but worth reading if you have seen his others.