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The Edinburgh of Ian Rankin becomes far darker and bloodier in Guthrie's latest crime novel... the whole is skillfully told.
Library Journal on Savage Night

Published by Polygon (UK) and Harcourt (US).
Available in all good bookstores and online now!
SAVAGE NIGHT
A bloody revenge tragi-comedy about two feuding Edinburgh families.
** Shortlisted for a Spinetingler Magazine Award in the 'Rising Star' category. **
Andy Park passes out at the sight of blood, but he thinks he's discovered a way to make his family's enemies pay.
He isn't prepared for the fall-out, though. Before long, his teenage son is in mortal danger, and his daughter and her fiancé are knee-deep in corpses. Meanwhile, a masked man known only as Mr Smith is blackmailing Tommy Savage – for what, he has no idea. After an attempt to gain the upper hand has near-fatal results, Tommy and his brother find themselves heading to a graveyard with only a couple of swords and a bag of cash for company.
Will they survive the night? Will anyone?
Read a sample chapter here.
First published by Polygon, 2008
Other books by Allan Guthrie
- Slammer
- Savage Night
- Kill Clock
- Hard Man
- Kiss Her Goodbye
- Two-Way Split
- Short Stories