My favorite novel of 2009, Allan Guthrie's SLAMMER, is currently available for download from Amazon.co.uk at 99p!!!
Allan Guthrie's noir touchstone is the story of Nick Glass, a prison officer who is out of his depth and trying to cope the ever decreasing circles of life in the slammer. A brilliantly written, claustrophobic classic.
Allan Guthrie's noir touchstone is the story of Nick Glass, a prison officer who is out of his depth and trying to cope the ever decreasing circles of life in the slammer. A brilliantly written, claustrophobic classic.
Young prison officer, Nicholas Glass, is finding the stresses of his new job increasingly hard to handle. Bullied and abused by inmates and colleagues alike, each day is getting longer than the one before. When a group of cons uses outside help to threaten his wife and daughter, he agrees to do them a "favour". But as their threats escalate, and one favour leads to another, he grows ever closer to breaking point.
Praise for SLAMMER
"SLAMMER succeeds in brilliantly turning the genre on its head in a book as inventive and groundbreaking as it is magnificently written." The Scotsman
"Those who enjoy the darker side of the genre are in for some serious thrills with this." The Guardian
"an absolute masterpiece, really should be at the top of everyone's "must-read" list" EuroCrime
"With SLAMMER, Guthrie creates a twisting labyrinth of a book that offers all his signature blood-racing energy, but with a deepening emotional heft that, by the end, leaves the reader breathless. His main character – his richest yet – sinks us down with him, and the results are both shocking and utterly heart-rending." Megan Abbott, author of THE END OF EVERYTHING
"He can even change your entire perception of reality with the smallest little twitch of the finger. Allan Guthrie is noir fiction's pre-eminent psychosurgeon – precise, diabolical and wildly talented." Duane Swierczynski, author of FUN AND GAMES
Allan Guthrie is an award-winning Scottish crime writer. His debut novel, TWO-WAY SPLIT, was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger award and went on to win the Theakston's Crime Novel Of The Year. He is the author of four other novels: KISS HER GOODBYE (nominated for an Edgar), HARD MAN, SAVAGE NIGHT and SLAMMER and three novellas: KILL CLOCK , KILLING MUM and BYE BYE BABY, a Top Ten Kindle Bestseller. When he's not writing, he's a literary agent with Jenny Brown Associates and runs the ebook crime fiction blog, Criminal-E.
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SLAMMER is some kind of amazing book. It absolutely rocked me to the core.
Thanks very much for the shout-out and the kind words, Paul. And for yours, Heath. Very much appreciated.
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