Updated 28th May, 2007

Two-Way Split has been long-listed for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel Of The Year Award. You have until June 17th to vote for your favourite.

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Hard Man
available April 2007 (UK) and June 2007 (US)

Has Pearce finally found his match? The time-served Edinburgh hard man is still recovering from the loss of his mother when he’s invited by the dysfunctional Baxter family to protect their pregnant 16-year-old daughter from Wallace, her 26-year-old husband. Having found out that the baby’s not his, Wallace – a man with a reputation for violence – has sworn vengeance. Pearce declines the job: he’s no babysitter. But when Wallace starts taunting Pearce, he goes too far. Before long, Pearce is forced to confront him. Now it’s deeply personal. Time to find out who the real hard man is...

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"By turns hilarious and horrifying, Guthrie’s original voice grabs the reader and doesn’t let go." Kirkus (starred) Review

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