Richie, a man fresh out on licence and desperate for money to support his new family, agrees to pick up a converted air pistol for local drug dealer Goose. When Richie is beaten up and robbed, he's forced to retrieve the gun, as well as question his career choice.
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"GUN is another gritty, sharp-edged novella from Ray Banks. Full of Banks' fierce prose and thugged out life-like characters. I have yet to read a mediocre book from him. Recommended to any fan of noir and hardboiled novels." — Edward (4 out of 5 stars)
"GUN is another gritty, sharp-edged novella from Ray Banks. Full of Banks' fierce prose and thugged out life-like characters. I have yet to read a mediocre book from him. Recommended to any fan of noir and hardboiled novels."
" Cracking short read by Banks. Charges along at breakneck speed & never lets up. Hope his Cal Innes books make it to Kindle as this guy has a massive rep amongst crime fans & writers "
" Maan I loved this one especially. Ray Banks manages to get you to empathise with all kinds of shady characters even more so than Alan Guthrie. "
" Great grimy street crime novella. I would have liked to read more about the character, but it was a perfect length for this story "
" Short, sharp and shocking. I really enjoyed this crime novella. "
" This is a novella... quick read. "
Ray Banks shares his birthday with Chuck Barris and Curtis Mayfield, screeching into the world on the same day that Roberto Rossellini took his leave. His past careers include gigs as a wedding singer, double-glazing salesman, croupier, dole monkey, and multiple turns as a disgruntled temp. Now he writes books (eight so far, including Dead Money, Sucker Punch, and Beast of Burden) as well as novellas and a seemingly endless list of short stories. He spends his days holed up somewhere in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Martyn Waites was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. He trained at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama and worked as an actor for many years before becoming a writer. His novels include the critically acclaimed Joe Donovan series, set in the northeast of England, and The White Room, which was a London Guardian book of the year. In 2013 he was chosen to write Angel of Death, the official sequel to Susan Hill’s Woman in Black, and in 2014 won the Grand Prix du Roman Noir for Born under Punches. He has been nominated for every major British crime-fiction award and has also enjoyed international commercial success with eight novels written under the name Tania Carver.
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