Paying For It by Tony Black
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.
"Paying For It might just be the most aptly titled novel of the yearRarely 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, author of 'The Guards' novels
"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." -- Cathi Unsworth * The Guardian *
"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 *
"Of all the new writers emerging this year, he is the one to watch" * Martyn Waites, author of the Joe Donovan series *
"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." -- Cathi Unsworth * The Guardian *
"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 *
"Of all the new writers emerging this year, he is the one to watch" * Martyn Waites, author of the Joe Donovan series *
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848090200 |
| ISBN 10 | 184809020X |
| Title | Paying For It |
| Author | Tony Black |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2008-07-17 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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