Blackpool Rock, The: Gangsters, Guns and Door Wars in Britain's Wildest Town

I lived through the years that Steve Sinclair ruled the doors of Blackpool. I must have rubbed shoulders with him on many occasions but my naivety obviously kept me from understanding what he and his associates had to go through to keep me in one piece. The book is like a boulder rolling down a hill - starts slowly with an amateur 'handy' lad, gathers a dark momentum concluding with an honest bio of a true hard legend of our times. Top book.

what a good read.i took this on holiday with me as a book to browse through.what a mistake that was.every time i put it down within a few minutes i had to pick it up again,just to see what else steve and his mates had got up to.it is very serious in places but oh my goodness i did some laughing at some of his expressions.i am glad that i never bumped into him on a lively night out though.anybody who knows steve must feel very safe in his company and i feel he comes across as somebody who is very loyal and would defend his nearest and dearest to the end.as i said a good read an i would recommend it to anyone.

What a book, kept me reading on and on until it was finished, I could relate to one nightclub mentioned in this book, when I was there, never realising so much had gone on there! Thoroughly enjoyed reading it, thank you, Mr. Sinclair!

I was fortunate enough to see Steve Sinclair on a television programme during the reading of this book and he comes across as a quiet, self assured, gentleman, which is totally at odds with the violence he has both had to endure and give in his time as a Blackpool Doorman. Not an easy read in the sense that it can be quite a dark book in places, but certainly a fascinating and interesting read. Put it this way, if Steve was the doorman at a club i visited, i would certainly feel a lot safer.

Lots of knuckle head bravado.

He’s just a thug who surrounds himself with like minded thug s

This book was recommended to me by a friend and to be honest I was somewhat apprehensive but it's a fantastic read and a great insight to the "other side" of nightlife that you often don't see. Full of intriguing stories of the Blackpool underworld and a truly fascinating character in Steve Sinclair

Steve Sinclair's book really pulls no punches as he takes you through his life as a young tearaway through to being a respected figure on the doors of Blackpool's pubs and clubs. A glimpse into a side of life you'll never see unless you do the job with all the highs and lows it brings along. A truly gripping read.