{"product_id":"dogwatch-antony-broad-9798264709524","title":"Dogwatch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDOGWATCH\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Debut Novel from Antony Broad\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrisbane, 1996. The bitumen holds the heat long after the sun drops. The city doesn't sleep; it twitches.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA nameless boy arrives with nothing but a wired pulse and a history he's desperate to bury. In the humid dark of the Valley, he meets Azza; a skater built of nerve and chrome. Together, they claim the city, one drainpipe and train line at a time. One word becomes an obsession. Four letters carved into the concrete: \u003cb\u003eRAZE\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Game and the City\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike the sprawling urban decay of \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDogwatch\u003c\/i\u003e explores a Brisbane where the institutions are as crooked as the backstreets. This isn't just youth rebellion; it's an ecosystem. While RAZE scales cyclone fences to leave his mark, the machinery of the city; unmarked cars, men with leverage, and the low hum of the drug trade; is already grinding to find him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Weight of the Tag\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on the raw, subcultural authenticity of \u003ci\u003eGoing All City\u003c\/i\u003e, the act of writing becomes a high-stakes war for visibility. Every tag is a heartbeat; every piece is a middle finger to a city trying to scrub him out. But as the sirens stalk closer, the paint begins to mix with blood. When a friend is hurt, the \"rules\" of the street harden into something far more lethal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Choice and the Cost\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the tradition of Richard Price's \u003ci\u003eClockers\u003c\/i\u003e, the pressure builds until the air feels thin. Enter Colin Mason: old ties, heavy reach. He offers RAZE a choice that isn't a choice at all; betray the Mason family or watch the ground give way beneath the only friends that remain.\u003cbr\u003eBrisbane runs on cash, fear, and the echo of spray cans in the night. In the end, a name either carries weight, or it's buffed into nothingness. RAZE is about to learn that the highest price is paid by those you leave behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Readers are Saying\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Compelling reading. Gripping and taut. This young man has a future.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Gritty and dark with a perfect balance of raw emotion. One of the best books I have read in a long time.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho it is For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFans of the \"Social Realism\" Crime: \u003c\/b\u003e If you love the atmospheric weight of Peter Temple or Garry Disher.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUrban Explorers: \u003c\/b\u003e Readers of \u003ci\u003eGoing All City\u003c\/i\u003e who want to feel the grit of the tracks under their fingernails.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBrisbane Locals: \u003c\/b\u003e Anyone who wants to see the 90s River City written in steel and sweat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContent Guide\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRestrained but Raw.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes depictions of youth crime, police contact, violence, and trauma recovery. It does exactly what it says on the tin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSummary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA nameless boy, a city of heat, and the four letters that changed everything. \u003ci\u003eDogwatch\u003c\/i\u003e is a visceral journey through the 1990s underground; a story of how we earn a name, and what we have to break to keep it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Antony Broad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798264709524\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d","brand":"Antony Broad","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170527191295,"sku":"9798264709524","price":17.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dogwatch-antony-broad-9798264709524","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}