Review: Short stories and Gus Dury, whats not to love?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 20, 2013
Thank you kindly to Mr Black and the publisher for the review copy.An exciting anthology of crime fiction, featuring Edinburgh investigator Gus Dury.I love Gus Dury. Some of my favourite reading experiences of the past came along with him and until I started reading this anthology I didnt realise quite how much I had missed that series..so I was one happy reader to find a whole bunch of tales in short story format – another of my favourite things.Gus finds himself in varying situations here, all written with the usual wit and style that Mr Black brings to his crime fiction – it may be gritty “noir” in an almost perfect form but it is also compelling, authentic and addictive. Gus Dury as anti-hero is one of the best characters to be found in fiction – his absolute reluctance to get involved in anything followed by his absolute conviction in following it through once he DOES get sucked in, makes for some brilliant storytelling.My favourite tales from this book? The first: Last Orders and also London Calling. But every one is a golden nugget of reading pleasure. I’m tempted to go back and re-read all the previous adventures. Enjoy!Happy Reading Folks!