Rawhead

Rawhead

by David Bowker (Author)

Synopsis

A brutally funny novel of murder and revenge, with a gothic twist; Struggling 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...

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 20 Sep 2002

ISBN 10: 033398949X
ISBN 13: 9780333989494

Media Reviews
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.
Author Bio
Author of four previous novels, including The Secret Sexist and From Stockport with Love, Mancunian writer David Bowker now lives in Cambridge.