Saturday's Child
Published on 24. April 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-904598-78-7 (ISBN)
Description
Cal Innes is fresh out of Strangeways, playing PI and running from a past muddied with ties to local gang lord 'Uncle' Morris Tiernan. When Tiernan tells him to track down a rogue casino dealer who's absconded with a hefty chunk of cash, Innes is thrust into a cat-and-mouse game with Tiernan's psychotic son. Finding the thief proves potentially fatal as the case points north to Newcastle and the sordid truth threatens to put blood on his hands. With Tiernan's son on his tail, and a Manchester cop determined to put Innes back on the spurs, Saturday's child definitely has to work hard to keep living.
Reviews / Votes
"British noir in all its sordid splendour by a writer who has taken more than just an excursion on the dark side." The Guardian "Ray Banks steps up into the majors. This is already the best UK novel of the year and I'd love to read what tops it." Ken BruenMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Birlinn General
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
398 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-904598-78-7 (9781904598787)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Ray Banks was born in Kirkcaldy, but has been differing degrees of disgruntled in both Manchester and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where he now lives. He has published several short stories in a variety of anthologies. Find his website at http://www.thesaturdayboy.co.uk.