London, 1976: a summer of chaos, punk, love . . . and the boy they called Billy the Kid.

It was the summer of so many things. Heat and violence, love and hate, heaven and hell. It was the time I met William Bonney - the boy from Belfast known as Billy the Kid.

I''ve kept William''s secrets for a long time, but now things have changed and I have to tell the truth. But I can''t begin until I''ve told you about Curtis Ray. Hip, cool, rebellious Curtis Ray. Without Curtis, there wouldn''t be a story to tell.

It''s the story of our band, of life and death . . . and everything in between.

This characteristically gripping novel from award-winning author Kevin Brooks will rock you to the core.