Loss

Description

Gus Dury returns with his darkest and most personal case yet Gus Dury is a changed man. He is off the Edinburgh streets and back with estranged wife, Debs. He has promised her that he won't get involved in any more dodgy cases which the police can't or won't solve. And above all, he's off the drink. In his pocket at all times is a half bottle of Scotch, but although the label is worn to shreds, he has never so much as loosened the cap. Then his brother Michael is found dead with a bullet in his heart and Gus' life begins to unravel all over again. How can he keep the promises he has made and still avenge his brother's murder? Loss, Tony Black's third novel about washed-up hack turned private investigator Gus Dury, is absolutely gripping - a labyrinth of violence, secrets and emotion. A true rollercoaster of a read.

Tony Black is an award-winning journalist who has written for most of the national newspapers. He is the author of Paying for It and Gutted. He lives in Edinburgh. www.tonyblack.net

If you're a fan of the Ian Rankins, Denise Minas and Irvine Welshes of this world, this is most certainly one for you. * Scotsman * The enigmatic Dury continues to be the punk rocker of the Scottish crime scene - anarchic, rebellious and never afraid to shove his Doc Martens where they're not wanted. * Daily Record * Tony Black delivers a story with a hard edge and fast moving action. In this third book, he yet again produces a story that never lets up and delivers a superb book that you just can't put down. I can't wait for the next instalment of Gus Dury. * EuroCrime * Tony Black is one of those excellent perpetrators of Scottish noir ... [he] is a compelling and convincing portrayer of raw emotions in a vicious milieu. -- Marcel Berlins * The Times * Black's book is the most personal one yet. * The Press and Journal *