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n is bursting not just with violEncE, and rEalism, but with hEart, soul and . . . no contEst, no argumEnt, this is of thE bEst crimE novEls of 2007.’ MARtyn WAItEs
hEd-Earth writing . . . i couldn’t put it down.’ DEnIsE HAMILton
finally found his match? The time-served Edinburgh still recovering from the loss of his mother when by the dysfunctional Baxter family to protect their -year-old daughter from Wallace, her 26-year-old aving found out that the baby’s not his, Wallace a reputation for violence – has sworn vengeance. ines the job: he’s no babysitter. But when Wallace ng Pearce, he goes too far. Before long, Pearce is nfront him. Now it’s deeply personal.
me to find out who the real hard man is.
riE writes adrenaline-rush books about bad people ings to each other. The world of his books is one rdity colours the landscape. A world where the ed raw, morality is a grey area, and the humour is e has been compared to ian rankin, irvine Welsh llroy. Visit www.allanguthrie.co.uk
HARD MAN ALLAN GUTHRIE
light at thE End of thE tunnEl is an oncoming train.’ VAL McDERMID
‘everY lighT aT The end of The Tunnel is an oncoming Train.’ VAl McDErMiD
HARD MAN a novel
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