Books

Discover the thrilling journey of Tommy Machine Kennedy, a young boxer whose passion for the sport began at age 8. Written by his father, Tommy Kennedy IV, this unique blend of fact and fiction follows Tommy from the Cuban Boxing Academy in London to the Gosport Boxing Club in Hampshire, and even to the vibrant rings of Havana, Cuba. After an...

Tommy Kennedy IV’s extraordinary life began against the backdrop of the northern town of Warrington. In this honest autobiography, Tommy describes a chaotic childhood where home is variously in a caravan, a convent and care homes. His parents are childlike and irresponsible, and his life is unpredictable and unstable. Without any parental...

Tommy Kennedy IV’s final autobiography enters the millennium years with energy, pace and sincerity. Immediately, we are swept into the heart of London’s Notting Hill and into the hypnotic centre of its vibrant music scene. Tommy’s management of the bands in his care is in equal measure affectionate, creative and dedicated. Characters such as Big...

Ossie Clark came from a modest, diligent working-class family, an ordinary boy who went on to do extraordinary things. He was born in Liverpool and raised in the industrial Lancashire town of Warrington, famous for its factories and the birthplace of Lewis Carroll. The author never knew Ossie, but they attended the same technical school,...

Beneath the neon pulse of 2000s London, Hector “The Snake” Peculiar, a Colombian outlaw with a venomous heart, carves a brutal empire in the city’s shadows. A sadist with a hunger for young men, he’s ensnared by Jose, a magnetic Spanish hustler, and together they unleash a torrent of pure cocaine, flooding the streets with chaos and power. But...

Flash Fiction
THE BUMS RUSH

Here are 16 stories of crime, drugs, and squalor set against the backdrop of London. Wander through the world of semi-tragedies. The author draws on real-life experiences as he explores the shady side of life that many inhabit on society’s fringes. It’s a glance at the septic gut of this pitiless, hard-nosed city,...

Flash Fiction Volume Two

Here are stories of crime, drugs and squalor set against the backdrop of London and beyond. Wander through the world of semi-tragedies through the shadows. Not for those faint of heart. You have been warned. This is the second volume of short stories by Tommy Kennedy IV. Since being deported from Jamaica in 2003, he has...

Flash Fiction Volume 3

This is the third and final volume of crime, drugs, and squalor set against the backdrop of London and beyond.Wander through the world of semi-tragedies through the shadows. Not for those faint of heart. You have been warned. Tommy has applied for a degree in creative writing at the prestigious Birkbeck University of...

A short book of quotes for fun in the pub from emerging author Tommy Kennedy IV and friends and family.

Flash fiction takes us from London to Mexico and New York.

In this world where everything is instantaneous and disposable, people are chained to their mobiles and laptops. The Internet creeps upon us and consumes us. I have penned three tales for adults and three for the kids.
First up, we meet Michael, a young boy who meets his mother after a...