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'A fine debut. Black is the new noir' --Allan Guthrie
'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' --Guardian
'Paying For It might just be the most aptly titled novel of the year. Rarely has a title worked on so many levels... the narrative blasts off the page like a triple malt... This is one adrenalin-pumped novel, as moving and compassionate as it is stylishly written' --Ken Bruen
'Assuming (and hoping) that this is the first of many featuring the tortured Gus Dury, we've NEVER seen a series character so richly and honestly drawn from the get-go. The emotional punches connect solidly in Paying For It, as the pains of being a father and the pains of being a son are laid bare. The debut of the year.' --Thuglit.com
'Tony Black makes an amazing debut with this book, a dark and emotional piece of work ... [he] has managed in his first book to show a maturity in his writing that some authors chase for years. I'd put him up there with Rankin and Kernick and Billingham with just this first novel. I can't wait for more'
--Crimespree
'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' --Guardian
'Paying For It might just be the most aptly titled novel of the year. Rarely has a title worked on so many levels... the narrative blasts off the page like a triple malt... This is one adrenalin-pumped novel, as moving and compassionate as it is stylishly written' --Ken Bruen
'Assuming (and hoping) that this is the first of many featuring the tortured Gus Dury, we've NEVER seen a series character so richly and honestly drawn from the get-go. The emotional punches connect solidly in Paying For It, as the pains of being a father and the pains of being a son are laid bare. The debut of the year.' --Thuglit.com
'Tony Black makes an amazing debut with this book, a dark and emotional piece of work ... [he] has managed in his first book to show a maturity in his writing that some authors chase for years. I'd put him up there with Rankin and Kernick and Billingham with just this first novel. I can't wait for more'
--Crimespree
Allan Guthrie, author of 'Two-Way Split'
'A fine debut. Black is the new noir'
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It doesn't happen often, but sometimes you're completely blown away by a book. It's even rarer for it to happen with a debut novel... but Tony Black makes a myth of all that with Paying for It. It's a stunning tale, narrated by a character who, in reality, you'd cross the road from, but whose life sparks a deep and unrelenting fascination. Edinburgh-based PI Gus Dury is a drink away from destruction, his marriage and career in tatters. He needs a focus and when he's asked to probe the brutal murder of a young man, his dedication and deep desire for justice comes to the fore. Gus wades through prostitution, Eastern European gangsters and even comes face-to-face with a wolf. Tony's stark portrayal of modern Scotland and its rulers is hard-hitting, yet blisteringly recognisable. Buy this, read it, then make your friends read it. When you finally, bleary-eyed in the small hours after one sitting, put it down, you'll tell yourself you had no problem Paying for It.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It's hard to believe that Paying For It is Tony Black's first book. He delves deep into Edinburgh's underworld and paints a vivid picture of the dark side of Scotland's capital. The book opens with the aftermath of a brutal murder which Gus Dury, an alcoholic ex-journalist, has been asked to investigate. What follows is a gripping story full of fascinating characters and shocking revelations. It also has a truly mindblowing ending. You won't want to put it down. I can't wait for the next installment - Tony Black is definitely one to watch.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Loved the book so much i want to carry on reading about Gus Dury and so glad i found that there is another book out for me to get into.
Loved Tony Black's writing. Any book that actually makes me feel i care about the people being wrote about is a winner for me.
Hope he writes many more.
Loved Tony Black's writing. Any book that actually makes me feel i care about the people being wrote about is a winner for me.
Hope he writes many more.
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Dark and bitter.
With Paying for it, Tony Black introduces us to Gus Dury. Dury is a booze soaked, washed up investigative journalist who just can't keep his nose out of other peoples dirty... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Paul D Brazill
Fantastic
Thank goodness for Tony Black! The Gus series is amazing, could not put the books down! Great twists always have you on the edge of your seat! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Lorraine Russell
Not Quite!
I am far to long in the tooth to get sucked in by a shed load of suspect reviews! Or am I? No clearly I'm not! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. A. I. Harrison
A let down
I read some reviews of this book and bought it on the strength of them.
Unfortunately it turned out to be a mistake. Read more
Unfortunately it turned out to be a mistake. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. John Bartlett
Great debut book
Whilst on holiday I picked up a couple of short man fiction books, the first of which was Paying For It by Tony Black. Read more
Published 9 months ago by C. Kidd
Paying for it
This is the first novel by Tony Black to feature the key character Gus Dury, a less than savoury former journalist down on his luck through drink and rough living. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Passat
Thrilling to the end
This is the first of Tony Black's books I read and it sent me to track down the others. It's a gripping, fast pace crime novel from Edinburgh that conjures up a city I know well. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Buk-arooo
Reasonable
Read one of his later books first and did not think it exceptional. I passed it on to a relative who thought the authors work outstanding. Read more
Published 21 months ago by jimthepilot
Job's a good'un
The shutters will come down in the minds of a lot of people who learn that the protagonist in a noire novel is an alcoholic hack. Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2009 by Daniel Bowman
Great book.
The gist of the book has been explained in other reviews therefore do not feel the need to reiterate, therefore will just comment on the author. Really enjoyed this book. Read more
Published on 26 July 2009 by S. Tait
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