The Devil's Angel — Kevin Brooks

A darkly humorous and brilliantly observed novel about the intensity of teenage friendships and disaffected youth.When Dean first appears at school, Jack knows right away that there''s something different about him. The two form a fast bond and dream of starting a band together, but underneath all the usual teenage posturing of drinking, drugs and rebellion against authority, there''s a darker side to Dean that needs more more wildness, more violence.