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Bouncer is the essential guide to becoming an SIA licensed door supervisor in the UK. The book that tells it like it is! If you want to become a door supervisor in the UK then this is a must-have. This audiobook covers the history of the job and asks if the job is really for you. It explains how to find the very best training and what to expect on this training. It tells you how to find a job and what to expect on your first night on the door, as well as sharing some excellent advice on coping with the after-effects of violence for the first time.

Bare-knuckle boxing is now a sport in its own right, after emerging from the shadows over the last decade in the UK, and now stateside in the USA. Bare-knuckle boxing is now the world's fastest growing combat sport. But the purest form of pugilism has its critics, and many of them all quote the same things: “It's brutal." "It’s dangerous." "It's illegal.” And each of those statements is totally incorrect! Find out exactly why bare-knuckle boxing is medically proven to be safer than gloved boxing.

Doormen & Divas is the fourth and final book in Stu Armstrong’s highly successful The Diaries of a Doorman series of books. Once again, Armstrong is back with his unique and humorous writing style as he recalls more tales from his life as a bouncer. Gritty, truthful, funny, sad, tragic, and bizarre stories are recounted by Armstrong that will have you gripping the edge of your seat one minute and fall off of it laughing the next. As a doorman for over 20 years, Stu has seen a lot - maybe too much!

The Diaries of a Doorman Volume 3 - Bouncing in the Sun is set in the Canary Islands back in the 1990s where Stu worked and lived in the murky world of Doormen. This was a time and a place where the line between bouncer and villain was often blurred.

Putin by Stu Armstrong is a gripping blend of fact and fiction, delivering a compelling narrative that explores the life and legacy of one of the world’s most controversial leaders. Meticulously researched and infused with dramatic storytelling, this audiobook takes listeners deep into the psyche of Vladimir Putin, from his early days as a KGB operative in Soviet-era East Germany to his rise as the unchallenged ruler of modern Russia.

Fighting in my view can be classed as an art form, not the drunken scuffles outside of the kebab shop at closing time but equally matched fighters who have spent a lifetime training for that moment, not only physically but mentally. Every move that they make, offensive or defensive they have likely practiced many thousands of times for that split second in time. Now call that what you want, but I call that art!

Step inside the minds of the most cold-blooded murderers in British history. In Volume 1 of the Notorious series, acclaimed true crime author Stu Armstrong brings you face-to-face with the UK’s most infamous killers—men and women whose crimes shook the nation and left trails of horror, grief, and unanswered questions in their wake.

Bare Knuckle Kings: 19th Century Champions by Stu Armstrong takes listeners into the heart of the bare-knuckle boxing world during one of its most vibrant and dangerous eras—the 19th century. This meticulously researched book brings to life the champions who rose from humble beginnings to forge legacies in a sport that was as raw as it was revered. Armstrong highlights each fighter’s journey, from their origins to the brutal and often bloody matches that cemented their reputations as legends of the ring.

The Cult Next Door: Britain’s Quietest Nightmare is a chilling blend of true crime realism and psychological thriller, set in the deceptively peaceful suburbs of Berkshire. When seven residents vanish without a trace from Lavender Close, an ordinary cul-de-sac in Reading, the nation is stunned. But behind the disappearance lies a sinister truth: a cult has been operating in plain sight, its rituals masked as community meetings, its leader cloaked in charm and manipulation.

Strap in for a high-octane dive into the dangerous world of Britain’s most feared and ruthless armed robbers. Notorious, Volume 2: Armed Robbers explodes with the true stories of the criminal masterminds, violent blaggers, and street-level soldiers who took on banks, payroll vans, jewellers and the Flying Squad itself.

On the night of February 5th, 2004, twenty-six Chinese migrant workers stepped onto the cold sands of Morecambe Bay in Lancashire, England — unaware that within hours, twenty-one of them would be dead. In this harrowing and powerful true crime account, Stu Armstrong exposes the dark underside of human trafficking and labour exploitation in modern Britain. Blending real events with immersive, character-driven fictionalisation, the story is told through the eyes of Ming, one of the survivors.

Trevor Malloy is just your average dead-inside council admin from the crumbling northern town of Smackleton—single, depressed, and one Greggs sausage roll away from a breakdown. Then one night, he smokes crack. Now he’s hurtling face-first into the seedy underbelly of small-town Britain: from pimping his girlfriend out of a stolen ice cream van to launching a crypto-dogging empire called DoggChain. Along the way, he botches robberies, runs a cactus porn studio in a garden centre, sells fake funerals to real pensioners, and starts an OnlyFans agency for people with extremely niche fetishes.

In the early hours of a September morning, one of Britain’s most beloved natural landmarks, the iconic Sycamore Gap tree, was deliberately and coldly felled. The world-famous tree, nestled beside Hadrian’s Wall in the heart of Northumberland, had stood for centuries as a symbol of serenity, history, and connection. Its loss sent shockwaves through the public, igniting anger, sorrow, and an urgent call for justice. This book tells the full, unflinching story behind that shocking act.

Butterbean: The Eric Esch Story by Stu Armstrong is an in-depth biography of the legendary heavyweight fighter Eric “Butterbean” Esch, tracing his journey from humble beginnings to global fame in combat sports. The book explores how Butterbean, once an overweight kid bullied for his size, defied expectations to become a dominant force in boxing, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts.

Narco—what exactly does the word mean? Originally, narco was simply short for narcotics, but since President Reagan's "War on Drugs" in the 1980s, a narco is the word adopted by the Drug Enforcement Agency and is simply referred to a person who traffics or deals in illegal narcotics. Since the Netflix series, the word has slipped not only into popular culture but also the dictionary, very often thought of as the billionaire cartel bosses of South America such as Mexico's El Chapo of the Sinaloa Cartel, and perhaps the most famous of all, Columbia Medellin Cartel boss Pablo Escobar.

For years, Europes most dangerous criminals operated in the shadows, hidden behind an impenetrable veil of encryption. Murderers, cartel lords, gun traffickers, and drug barons spoke freely on EncroChat, an ultra-secure communications platform they believed was untraceable. Police couldn’t hack it, Intelligence services couldn’t crack it, and on the darknet, it was gospel: Encro was God mode.

In the explosive sequel to Oligarch, former KGB operative turned deadly renegade Dmitri Korsakov returns to the shadows—this time to dismantle a global conspiracy that threatens to plunge the world into chaos. When a botched drone deal in London reveals the growing power of Black Lion—a clandestine international arms network—Dmitri is thrust back into a world of espionage, betrayal, and brutal violence. With the West compromised and old enemies resurfacing, Dmitri must cross borders and moral lines to stop a syndicate he once unknowingly helped build.

Step into the chilling world of Britain’s most dangerous women. In Notorious: Volume 6 – The UK’s Most Infamous Women, Stu Armstrong exposes the shocking true stories of female killers, gangsters, and masterminds whose crimes stunned the nation and shattered lives. For centuries, crime has been seen as a man’s domain, but history tells a darker, more complex tale. From sadistic child killers to ruthless crime bosses and manipulative fraudsters, these women defied societal expectations of femininity, wielding power and destruction in equal measure.

In Clubs and Cartels, Jake “Brick” Donnelly, a hardened nightclub bouncer and former bare-knuckle fighter, finds himself thrust into a violent underworld he’s long tried to avoid. Haunted by his brutal past and spiraling into cocaine addiction to numb his demons, Jake's life unravels as he becomes entangled with Tony Farah, a notorious local crime kingpin controlling the city’s underbelly.

Broken Glass is a gritty, high-octane British crime thriller set against the violent underworld of organized crime. The novel is the first in the Glass Family series and follows Charlie Glass, a man haunted by his past and driven by vengeance, as he takes on powerful criminal syndicates in a bloody quest for justice and survival.