BYE BYE BABY
by ALLAN GUTHRIE
This summer, when I was working at a summer school in Cambridge, I picked up SHATTERED, which is a 'collection of stories by some of Scotland's leading crime writers (which) illustrates the devastating impact of crime on the lives of ordinary people.' A cracking collection it is,too.
One of the best pieces in it was Allan Guthrie's BYE BYE BABY, the story of the search for a missing child. It was written from the perspective of the child's mother. Guthrie has turned that story into a novella, also called BYE BYE BABY- he must be a big Bay City Rollers fan, and this time he writes from the perspective of the detective investigating the disappearance.
BYE BYE BABY is a dark, clever, funny and sad story which races along to reach a smart conclusion.A tough and lovely slice of the hard side of life.
3 comments:
Sounds like a good one and the price is def right. Big fan of AG. SLAMMER and HARD MAN kicked some serious ass!
Guthrie is one of those rare writers who I buy everything he puts out. He never disappoints.
I's a gem and as cheap as a cheap thing. Go for it, lads.
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