Rawhead
David Bowker(Author)
Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 20. September 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-333-98949-4 (ISBN)
Description
A gothic thriller set amid Manchester's gang landStruggling author Billy Dye agrees to ghost the memoirs of Manchester gangster Malcolm Priest. But Priest soon wearies of Billy's big mouth and hires his best hitman to take the writer out. The assassin, 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. After Priest learns that Billy is still alive, he lays a trap for Rawhead. As the violence escalates, Billy discovers that his old friend is a terrifying psychopath who will literally stop at nothing to protect him. And when Rawhead takes an interest in Billy's career, no one - not even in the publishing world - is safe...
Reviews / Votes
Struggling author Billy Dye agrees to ghost the memoirs of a Manchester gangster who then decides to cancel the project along with Billy. He hires his best hitman, Rawhead, to murder Billy but luckily Rawhead turns out to be an old schoolfriend who hides him away in an old dark house. And when the psychopathic Rawhead takes an interest in Billy's career, no-one - especially in the publishing world, is safe.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
345 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-98949-4 (9780333989494)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Born in Manchester but now living in Cambridge, David Bowker is author of six novels, including The Secret Sexist, From Stockport with Love and, most recently, Rawhead and Rawhead in Love. He was voted 'Manchester Writer of the Year' by City Life magazine.