Gutted - Tapa blanda

"Only two books in and Tony Black is already one of my favourite living crime writers. Gutted is simply superb" (Nick Stone, author of Mr Clarinet)

"Tony Black is the latest of the seemingly unending stream of good Scottish crime writers who have in common the ability to portray vividly the underbelly of Scottish inner-city criminality ... The dialogue fizzes and the whole is suffused with black humour. Celtic Noir is in rude health" (Marcel Berlins The Times)

"Sitting somewhere between the raw grit of Welsh and the genius of Rankin, Gutted deserves to be the thriller hit of the summer" (Scottish Daily Record)

"As washed-up private detectives go, Gus Dury is compelling - he's as hard as any criminal, as twice as self-destructive." (William Leith Evening Standard)

"Absolutely gripping - a labyrinth of violence, secrets and emotion. This is a true rollercoaster of a read." (lovereading.co.uk)

'Maybe the best novel I've read all year ... A stunning piece of work' Allan Guthrie

When the gangland owner of a pit bull terrier that killed a toddler is found gutted on Corstorphine Hill, washed-up hack Gus Dury is asked to investigate, and soon finds himself a pawn in the warring underworld of a divided city.

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 discover the truth and escape not only those who would like to bury him, but the demons of his own past.

'Only two books in and Tony Black is already one of my favourite living crime writers' Nick Stone