RAWHEAD

by David Bowker

Overview

Struggling author BILLY DYE accepts a commission to ghost the memoirs of Manchester gang boss Malcolm Priest. But Priest soon wearies of Billy and his big mouth and orders his execution. The hitman, RAWHEAD, turns out to be a schoolfriend Billy hasn't seen for twenty years. So he spares Billy's life and hides him away in an old dark house.

And, as the violence escalates and the bodies mount up, Billy learns that his old friend is a terrifying psychopath who will literally stop at nothing to protect him...

'A tough, fabulous, smart-mouth novel'
LEE CHILD writing in THE NEW YORK TIMES

Product Details

BN ID:	2940161290903
Publisher:	LOST HEART BOOKS
Publication date:	03/18/2019
Series:	RAWHEAD , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	506 KB

Editorial Reviews

'As it happens, I knew these streets for nearly twenty years, and this tough, fabulous, smart-mouth novel captures them perfectly. 'The Sopranos' meets 'The Jackal' in a part of England Agatha Christie knew absolutely nothing about...'

THE NEW YORK TIMES - LEE CHILD

'This is a very funny book... I loved it.'

THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY - MARK TIMLIN

'A deftly drawn masterpiece - well written, with a contemporary twist - by a stylish, talented and very funny writer who has an impressive way with authentically tough dialogue.'

CITY LIFE