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* BavarianFireDrill: Shelter manages to lure in a homeless woman by impersonating a security guard at Regent Palace.
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''Stone Cold'' is a YA novel by Robert Swindells that tackles the subject of teenage homelessness and the attitudes that actually keep people on the streets. Its two narrators are Link ([[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda no, not that one]]), recently made homeless due to the actions of his abusive stepfather, and Shelter, a [[ShellShockedVeteran former army officer]] who aims to deal with London's homeless in his own grisly way.
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''Stone Cold'' is a YA novel by Robert Swindells that tackles the subject of teenage homelessness and the attitudes that actually keep people on the streets. Its two narrators are Link ([[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda ([[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda no, not that one]]), recently made homeless due to the actions of his abusive stepfather, and Shelter, a [[ShellShockedVeteran former army officer]] who aims to deal with London's homeless in his own grisly way.
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''Stone Cold'' is a YA novel by Robert Swindells that tackles the subject of teenage homelessness and the attitudes that actually keep people on the streets. It's two narrators are Link ([[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda no, not that one]]), recently made homeless due to the actions of his abusive stepfather, and Shelter, a [[ShellShockedVeteran former army officer]] who aims to deal with London's homeless in his own grisly way.
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''Stone Cold'' is a YA novel by Robert Swindells that tackles the subject of teenage homelessness and the attitudes that actually keep people on the streets. It's Its two narrators are Link ([[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda no, not that one]]), recently made homeless due to the actions of his abusive stepfather, and Shelter, a [[ShellShockedVeteran former army officer]] who aims to deal with London's homeless in his own grisly way.
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* AbusiveParents: Vince, Link and Carole's stepfather. He more or less pushes Link out of the family home. Link isn't really sure what Vince did to Carole, but it made her want to clear out of there as soon as possible.
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* AbusiveParents: Vince, Link Link's and Carole's stepfather. He more or less pushes Link out of the family home. Link isn't really sure what Vince did to Carole, but it made her want to clear out of there as soon as possible.
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* ConspiracyTheorist: Shelter genuinely believes the government, the civil service, the police and the church want to fill the streets with homeless people because there's no more National Service.
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* ConspiracyTheorist: Shelter genuinely believes the government, the civil service, the police police, and the church want to fill the streets with homeless people because there's no more National Service.
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* FromBadToWorse: Pretty much Link's entire experience. He goes from dealing with an abusive stepfather, to navigating the streets of Bradford, to becoming homeless in London, to [[spoiler: nearly being murdered.]]
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* FromBadToWorse: Pretty much Link's entire experience. He goes from dealing with an abusive stepfather, stepfather to navigating the streets of Bradford, to becoming homeless in London, to [[spoiler: nearly being murdered.]]
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* IronicName: Shelter does this deliberately to make his victims feel more comfortable around him. Of course his method of dealing with homelessness isn't exactly kind.
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* IronicName: Shelter does this deliberately to make his victims feel more comfortable around him. Of course course, his method of dealing with homelessness isn't exactly kind.
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** Vince, Link and Carole's abusive stepfather who practically pushes them out of their own home.
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** Vince, Link Link's and Carole's abusive stepfather who practically pushes them out of their own home.
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** Carole and Link's mother to a lesser extent. Instead of offering him somewhere to stay or helping him get back on his feet. They give him a sleeping bag for Christmas and a little bit of money before waving him off to London.
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** Carole Carole's and Link's mother to a lesser extent. Instead of offering him somewhere to stay or helping him get back on his feet. They feet, they give him a sleeping bag for Christmas and a little bit of money before waving him off to London.
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* NaiveNewcomer: Link's first week in London doesn't go too well. He cannot get a job, so cannot pay his rent, so ends up on the streets. Not only that, he ends up having his watch pinched within minutes.
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* NaiveNewcomer: Link's first week in London doesn't go too well. He cannot get a job, so he cannot pay his rent, so he ends up on the streets. Not only that, he ends up having his watch pinched within minutes.
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* UselessBystanderParent: Link's mother knows Vince is abusive but allows him to chase both her children out of the house. It's implied he sexually assaulted Carole and he is both emotionally and physically abusive to Link. It all comes to ahead at Christmas where Vince hurls insults at Link as both his mother and sister do nothing. To hammer the point home, they gift him a sleeping bag, indicating they would rather abandon him than get rid of Vince.
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* UselessBystanderParent: Link's mother knows Vince is abusive but allows him to chase both of her children out of the house. It's implied he sexually assaulted Carole and he is both emotionally and physically abusive to Link. It all comes to ahead a head at Christmas where Vince hurls insults at Link as both his mother and sister do nothing. To hammer the point home, they gift him a sleeping bag, bag,, indicating they would rather abandon him than get rid of Vince.
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* TraumaCongaLine: Link is rejected by his family, pushed out of his home, rents a room but loses it because he cannot get a job, [[spoiler: his best friend and mentor is murdered, he's nearly murdered himself and the woman he began to have feelings for turns out to be a journalist who can go back to her cozy life once her research is over.]]
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* TraumaCongaLine: Link is rejected by his family, pushed out of his home, rents a room but loses it because he cannot get a job, [[spoiler: his best friend and mentor is murdered, he's nearly murdered himself and the woman he began to have feelings for turns out to be a journalist who can go back to her cozy life once her research is over.]]]]
* UselessBystanderParent: Link's mother knows Vince is abusive but allows him to chase both her children out of the house. It's implied he sexually assaulted Carole and he is both emotionally and physically abusive to Link. It all comes to ahead at Christmas where Vince hurls insults at Link as both his mother and sister do nothing. To hammer the point home, they gift him a sleeping bag, indicating they would rather abandon him than get rid of Vince.
* UselessBystanderParent: Link's mother knows Vince is abusive but allows him to chase both her children out of the house. It's implied he sexually assaulted Carole and he is both emotionally and physically abusive to Link. It all comes to ahead at Christmas where Vince hurls insults at Link as both his mother and sister do nothing. To hammer the point home, they gift him a sleeping bag, indicating they would rather abandon him than get rid of Vince.
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* TheAlcaholic: Vince. And when he gets drunk, he gets violent.
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* TheAlcaholic: TheAlcoholic: Vince. And when he gets drunk, he gets violent.
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* TheAlcaholic: Vince. And when he gets drunk, he gets violent.
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* CharacterTic: All of Shelter's narrative is marked as "Daily Routine Orders (number)" reflecting his army background.
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* ConspiracyTheorist: Shelter genuinely believes the government, the civil service, the police and the church want to fill the streets with homeless people because there's no more National Service.
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* DomesticAbuse: Vince. Link gets the worst of it but it's heavily implied that he molested Carole.
* DrillSergeantNasty: Shelter's job in the army until he was discharged. He pretty much saw his job as turning 'absolute garbage' into disciplined soldiers.
* DrillSergeantNasty: Shelter's job in the army until he was discharged. He pretty much saw his job as turning 'absolute garbage' into disciplined soldiers.
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* TheReveal: Gail turns out to be [[spoiler: an undercover journalist named Louise Bain doing research on homelessness.]]
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* TheCynic: A life on the streets has left Ginger incredibly jaded. [[spoiler: Unsurprisingly, Link becomes one by the end as, he's now traumatised as well as homeless.]]
* DisappearedDad: Link's father runs off with his mistress before the story begins, perhaps explaining why his mother chooses to keep Vince over protecting her children.
* DisappearedDad: Link's father runs off with his mistress before the story begins, perhaps explaining why his mother chooses to keep Vince over protecting her children.
* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Pretty much everyone, save for Link's family, goes by a nickname or pseudonym. Link, Shelter, Ginger, Toya, Gail. [[spoiler: Toya's name is revealed to be Tanya when the police and her family look for her. Gail turns out to be a reporter named Louise.]]
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* ShellShockedVeteran: Shelter was dismissed from the army on medical grounds, although he clearly doesn't recognize that he might have a few mental issues which led to his dismissal.
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* ShellShockedVeteran: Shelter was dismissed from the army on medical grounds, although he clearly doesn't recognize that he might have a few mental issues which led to his dismissal.dismissal.
* TraumaCongaLine: Link is rejected by his family, pushed out of his home, rents a room but loses it because he cannot get a job, [[spoiler: his best friend and mentor is murdered, he's nearly murdered himself and the woman he began to have feelings for turns out to be a journalist who can go back to her cozy life once her research is over.]]
* TraumaCongaLine: Link is rejected by his family, pushed out of his home, rents a room but loses it because he cannot get a job, [[spoiler: his best friend and mentor is murdered, he's nearly murdered himself and the woman he began to have feelings for turns out to be a journalist who can go back to her cozy life once her research is over.]]
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* BigBrotherMentor: Ginger takes Link under his wing and teaches him how to survive on the streets. [[spoiler: At least until Shelter gets a hold of him.]]
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* EvilLaugh: Shelter lets one out after tricking the police when they question him about [[spoiler: Toya's disappearance.]]
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* KindHeartedCatLover: Shelter adopts a cat named Sappho to make himself come across as more affable and comforting. However, it's pretty clear he doesn't actually care about Sappho and is only using her to lure people in.
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* KindHeartedCatLover: Shelter adopts exploits this trope by adopting a cat named Sappho to make himself come across as more affable and comforting. However, it's pretty clear he doesn't actually care about Sappho and is only using her to lure people in. in.
* ManipulativeBastard: Shelter. From getting a cat to make people feel more at ease in his presence, claiming he's opened up a new hostel on Plender Street, [[spoiler: to tricking the streetwise Ginger into believing Link has been injured to get him into his home. He even fools the ''police'' when they question him about Toya, who by this point is his most recent victim.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: Shelter. From getting a cat to make people feel more at ease in his presence, claiming he's opened up a new hostel on Plender Street, [[spoiler: to tricking the streetwise Ginger into believing Link has been injured to get him into his home. He even fools the ''police'' when they question him about Toya, who by this point is his most recent victim.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Sure, Shelter is arrested and his killing spree comes to an end, but Link is left heartbroken over Gail's deception, traumatized due to nearly being murdered, and the friends he made while in the Camden area of London are dead.]]
* ChekhovsGun: Link's watch is stolen shortly after he arrives in London. [[spoiler: He spots it on Shelter's mantlepiece and realizes the trouble he's in.]]
* FromBadToWorse: Pretty much Link's entire experience. He goes from dealing with an abusive stepfather, to navigating the streets of Bradford, to becoming homeless in London, to [[spoiler: nearly being murdered.]]
* HeManWomanHater: Shelter's attitude to women isn't much better than his attitude to homeless people. The first time he sees Link with Gail, he refers to her as 'some tart in a café.'
* ChekhovsGun: Link's watch is stolen shortly after he arrives in London. [[spoiler: He spots it on Shelter's mantlepiece and realizes the trouble he's in.]]
* FromBadToWorse: Pretty much Link's entire experience. He goes from dealing with an abusive stepfather, to navigating the streets of Bradford, to becoming homeless in London, to [[spoiler: nearly being murdered.]]
* HeManWomanHater: Shelter's attitude to women isn't much better than his attitude to homeless people. The first time he sees Link with Gail, he refers to her as 'some tart in a café.'
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* IronicName: Shelter does this deliberately to make his victims feel more comfortable around him. Of course his method of dealing with homelessness isn't exactly kind.
** A minor character is referred to as Captain Hook by London's homeless teens. He's kinder than most, offering them a safe, warm place to sleep on his boat in exchange for a few pounds.
** A minor character is referred to as Captain Hook by London's homeless teens. He's kinder than most, offering them a safe, warm place to sleep on his boat in exchange for a few pounds.
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* BerserkButton: Shelter absolutely hates it when someone criticizes or mocks the army. His belief that Link and Ginger were laughing at him results in him targeting them personally as Laughing Boy One and Laughing Boy Two.
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* ItsPersonal: Exaggerated in Shelter's case. He claims Ginger and Link both laughed at him when he rebukes them, so makes it his job to kill them as soon as possible.
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** Vince, Link and Carole's abusive stepfather who practically pushes them out of their own home.
** Chris, Carole's boyfriend really resents Link's presence to the point where Link ends up with nowhere to go.
** Carole and Link's mother to a lesser extent. Instead of offering him somewhere to stay or helping him get back on his feet. They give him a sleeping bag for Christmas and a little bit of money before waving him off to London.
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** Vince, Link and Carole's abusive stepfather who practically pushes them out of their own home.
** Chris, Carole's boyfriend really resents Link's presence to the point where Link ends up with nowhere to go.
** Carole and Link's mother to a lesser extent. Instead of offering him somewhere to stay or helping him get back on his feet. They give him a sleeping bag for Christmas and a little bit of money before waving him off to London.
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* NaiveNewcomer: Link's first week in London doesn't go too well. He cannot get a job, so cannot pay his rent, so ends up on the streets. Not only that, he ends up having his watch pinched within minutes.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler: Link realizes Shelter isn't as nice as he seems when he sees his stolen watch on the mantlepiece.]]
* OhCrap: [[spoiler: Link realizes Shelter isn't as nice as he seems when he sees his stolen watch on the mantlepiece.]]
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''Stone Cold'' is a YA novel by Robert Swindells that tackles the subject of teenage homelessness and the attitudes that actually keep people on the streets. It's two narrators are Link ([[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda no, not that one]]), recently made homeless due to the actions of his abusive stepfather, and Shelter, a [[ShellShockedVeteran former army officer]] who aims to deal with London's homeless in his own grisly way.
!!Stone Cold provides examples of!!
* AbusiveParents: Vince, Link and Carole's stepfather. He more or less pushes Link out of the family home. Link isn't really sure what Vince did to Carole, but it made her want to clear out of there as soon as possible.
* IntrepidReporter: [[spoiler: Gail is revealed to be a journalist posing as a homeless woman for a bit of research.]] Link does not take this news well.
* KindHeartedCatLover: Shelter adopts a cat named Sappho to make himself come across as more affable and comforting. However, it's pretty clear he doesn't actually care about Sappho and is only using her to lure people in.
* SerialKiller: Shelter makes it his mission to eradicate the homeless from London's streets, permanently. [[spoiler: By the time he makes a move on Link, he has a body count of seven.]]
* ShellShockedVeteran: Shelter was dismissed from the army on medical grounds, although he clearly doesn't recognize that he might have a few mental issues which led to his dismissal.
!!Stone Cold provides examples of!!
* AbusiveParents: Vince, Link and Carole's stepfather. He more or less pushes Link out of the family home. Link isn't really sure what Vince did to Carole, but it made her want to clear out of there as soon as possible.
* IntrepidReporter: [[spoiler: Gail is revealed to be a journalist posing as a homeless woman for a bit of research.]] Link does not take this news well.
* KindHeartedCatLover: Shelter adopts a cat named Sappho to make himself come across as more affable and comforting. However, it's pretty clear he doesn't actually care about Sappho and is only using her to lure people in.
* SerialKiller: Shelter makes it his mission to eradicate the homeless from London's streets, permanently. [[spoiler: By the time he makes a move on Link, he has a body count of seven.]]
* ShellShockedVeteran: Shelter was dismissed from the army on medical grounds, although he clearly doesn't recognize that he might have a few mental issues which led to his dismissal.
