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The blistering follow-up to Paying For It from Scotland's brightest new crime talent
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When the gangland owner of a pit bull that killed a three-year-old girl is found gutted on an Edinburgh hill Gus Dury is asked to investigate, and soon finds himself up to his neck in the warring underworld of the city’s sink estates. Amidst illegal dog fights, a missing fifty grand and a police force and judiciary desperate to cover their links to a brutal killing, Gus must work fast to root out the truth, whilst the case sinks its teeth ever deeper into him.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tony Black, a great writer who needs to be read,
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This review is from: Gutted (Hardcover)
A great author, this is his second Gus Drury novel. Gus Drury is a ex-journalist in Edinburgh who while out one night falls onto a gutted body. Immediately he is a suspect, and what makes it worse is the detective investigating is dating his ex-wife. This is a dark and shady view of Edinburgh, but so well portrayed.
Gus is one of those characters that you love as he doesn't have special training, he drinks too much, yet, he is a ex-journalist so you know he will put his nose in to get a story. The situations seem very real and you hope he will always come out on top. Think Tony Black is a fantastic writer and is going on to great things, recommend all give this a read. This had me hooked from the beginning and then raced through a great story, and left me wanting more.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A hard boiled hack with a soft centre,
By Michael Watson "skirrow22" (Halifax, England) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Gutted (Gus Dury 2) (Paperback)
Not having read Tony Black's first outing with Gus Dury, I didn't quite know what to expect, though the reviews and blurb suggested nothing if not an interesting new character to take on board. I was not disappointed. Dury is, of course, a deeply flawed man, an alcoholic ex-hack with a nose, when not oblivious to the outside world, for a good story.
That the story he unveils brings him into conflict with both sides of the law, only causes pain and grief for just about everyone. Even the dog is not immune but Black manages to bring most of his characters to a satisfying conclusion. I'm just wondering if there are any cheap and cheerful authors from Scotland these days? The principal cities detailed in the current throughput of novels suggests Scotland is far from the glowing adverts and haunting music of the pipes generally portrayed. However, this story of dog fights, heavyweight criminals, corrupt police and, of course, dissolute anti-heroes didn't have to be set in Edinburgh; I can think of plenty of English cities where such conditions exist today. Anyway, the story is a good one. Dury is an oddball character who manages, against all received wisdom, to sort out a result. I know there is the third book now available but I am wondering if Dury's liver will last the length of the new book. He drinks for Scotland, it seems causing much anguish for his close circle of friends, his ex-wife and some concern for his new found friend, the dog. As a stand alone book, it works well. Dury's past is set out in bits and pieces throughout this book so newcomers, like me, get to understand the background of his relationships. This helps considerably and makes me want to find a copy of 'Loss' as soon as I can. All-in-all, another Scottish writer to add to my growing list of 'must reads'.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A New Voice in Crime Fiction,
By Mark P (Aberdeen) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gutted (Gus Dury 2) (Paperback)
I picked up a second hand copy of 'Gutted' recently and was pleasantly surprised by it.
Like Allan Guthrie , Black sets his gritty hard boiled tale in Edinburgh,the second featuring PI Gus Dury, and its full of hard hitting stuff it certainly is. I read through this in a couple of nights and have bought the others in the series. His style reminds me of the early George Pelecanos , the Nick Stefanos series. Like Stefanos , Dury is a damaged , dysfunctional guy and a well drawn realistic character , his ex wife Debs and cohort Hod come over as real people too, I am already imagining which Scottish actors will play them in the televised version. Brilliant stuff , I would totally agree with the blurb on the back of the book by Allan Guthrie ..." Black is the new noir".
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