Description
Gus Dury once had a high-flying career as a journalist and a wife he adored. But now he is living on the edge, a drink away from Edinburgh’s down-and-outs, drifting from bar to bar, trying not to sign divorce papers. But the road takes an unexpected turn when a friend asks him to investigate the brutal torture and killing of his son, and Gus becomes embroiled in a much bigger story of political corruption and illegal people-trafficking. Seedy doss-houses, bleak wastelands and sudden violence contrast with the cobbled streets and cool bistros of fashionable Edinburgh, as the puzzle unravels to a truly shocking ending.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.245 kg |
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| Dimensions | 2.2 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | |
| Pages | 352 |
| Publisher | |
| Year Published | 2009-6-4 |
| Imprint | |
| Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN 10 | 1848090226 |
| About The Author | Tony Black lives in Edinburgh. An award-winning journalist, he has written for most of the UK national newspapers. He is currently writing his second Gus Dury novel, Gutted. |
| Review Quote | A fine debut. Black is the new noir |
| Other text | Tony Black's first novel hits the ground running, combining a sympathetic ear for the surreal dialogue of the dispossessed with a portrait of the belly of a city painted in the blackest of humour |




