IT'S EASY TO KILL A MAN. IT'S HARD TO KILL A MAN WELL.A twenty-nine-year-old man lives alone in his Glasgow flat. The telephone rings; a casual conversation, but behind this a job offer. The clues are there if you know to look for them. He is an expert. A loner. Freelance. Another job is another job, but what if this organization wants more?A meeting at a club. An offer. A target: Lewis Winter, a necessary sacrifice that will be only the first step in an all-out war between crime syndicates the likes of which hasn't been seen for decades.It's easy to kill a man. It's hard to kill a man well. People who do it well know this. People who do it badly find out the hard way. The hard way has consequences.

The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter (The Glasgow Trilogy)

Literature & Fiction

Malcolm MACKAY

Genre Fiction

Mantle

The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter

Pan/Macmillan

This is the stunning new novel from the author of The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter. How does a gunman retire? Frank MacLeod was the best at what he does. Thoughtful. Efficient. Ruthless. But is he still the best? A new job. A target. But something is about to go horribly wrong. Someone is going to end up dead. Most gunmen say goodbye to the world with a bang. Frank's still here. He's lasted longer than he should have...This is the breathtaking, devastating sequel to lauded debut The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter, How a Gunman Says Goodbye will plunge the reader back into the Glasgow underworld, where criminal organisations war for prominence and those caught up in events are tested at every turn. This is the final book in the Glasgow Trilogy The Sudden Arrival of Violence will follow soon...

How a Gunman Says Goodbye: The Glasgow Trilogy Book 2

The Sudden Arrival of Violence: The Glasgow Trilogy Book 3

It begins with two deaths: a money-man and a grass. Deaths that offer a unique opportunity to a man like Calum MacLean. A man who has finally had enough of killing. Meanwhile two of Glasgow's biggest criminal organizations are at quiet, deadly war with one another. And as Detective Michael Fisher knows, the biggest and bloodiest manoeuvres are yet to come . . . The stunning conclusion to Malcolm Mackay's lauded Glasgow Trilogy, The Sudden Arrival of Violence will return readers to the city's underworld: a place of dark motives, dangerous allegiances and inescapable violence . . .

Macmillan

(2013 Deanston Scottish Crime Book of the Year) How does a gunman retire? Frank MacLeod was once the best at what he does: thoughtful, efficient, ruthless. But with his health failing him, how long before he's no longer of use to his employers? A new day brings a new target--but something is about to go horribly wrong, and up-and-coming hitman Calum MacLean will be called upon to pick up the pieces. It seems Frank doesn't intend to bow out with a bang, and though he's no longer in his prime, underestimating such a man could prove fatal. Malcolm Mackay's second novel in the Glasgow trilogy (following the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger Award finalist The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter) was named the Deanston Scottish Crime Book of the Year--the same award won by Peter May's Entry Island the following year."How a Gunman Says Goodbye is even better than its remarkable predecessor.... The author is already being hailed as a new star of tartan noir and if the third book in this trilogy can maintain the impetus of the first two the existing clan of Scottish writers may have to look to their laurels."--Daily Express (London)"You know how among all the kids acting tough at school there is one that stands out, the only one who convinces? Malcolm Mackay is that man. His characteristically urgent prose style drives his narrative at a remorseless pace as the Gunman--old and approaching the end of his career--works out what options he has left.... Don't worry that it's set in Glasgow--there's no dialect. Nor that it's the second in a trilogy--it stands alone. By all means read the first book; you'll enjoy it. But it's time to get on board. Hail the new king of Scottish crime. This is a superb book. It should win prizes."--Crime Time

How a Gunman Says Goodbye

PAN Macmillan Adult

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-07-30 Pages: 288 Language: English Publisher: Mantle This is the stunning new novel from the author of The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter How does a gunman retire Frank MacLeod was the best at what he does. . Thoughtful. Efficient. Ruthless. But is he still the best A new job. A target. But something is about to go horribly wrong. Someone is going to end up dead. Most gunmen say goodbye to the world with a bang. Franks still here. Hes lasted longer than he should have ... This is the breathtaking. devastating sequel to lauded debut The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter. How a Gunman Says Goodbye will plunge the reader back into the Glasgow underworld. where criminal organisations war for prominence and those caught up in events are tested at every turn. This is the final book in the Glasgow Trilogy The Sudden Arrival of Violence will follow soon ...

How a Gunman Says Goodbye (The Glasgow Trilogy)

Literary

The Night the Rich Men Burned

"Malcolm Mackay has created his own world." --The Sunday Times [UK] "A sharp-edged morality play delivered with the relentless intensity of machine gunfire."--Library Journal Oliver Peterkinney and Alex Glass, two friends from Glasgow's desperate fringes, become involved in one of the city's darkest and most dangerous trades: debt collection. While one rises quickly through the ranks, the other falls prey to the industry's addictive lifestyle, accumulating steep debts of his own. Meanwhile, the three most powerful rivals in the business--Marty Jones, ruthless pimp; Potty Cruickshank, member of the old guard; and Billy Patterson, brutal newcomer--vie for prominence. And now Peterkinney, young and darkly ambitious, is beginning to make himself known. Before long, violence will spill out onto the streets, as those at the top make deadly attempts to out-maneuver one another for a bigger share of the spoils. Peterkinney and Glass will find themselves at the very center of this war; as the pressure builds, each will find their actions--and inactions--coming back to haunt them. But it is those they love who will suffer most . . . The Night the Rich Men Burned is a novel for our times, and Mackay's most ambitious work to date, proving that in Glasgow's criminal underworld, there's nothing so terrifying as money.

Pan Books

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The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter (The Glasgow Trilogy)

The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter

How a Gunman Says Goodbye: The Glasgow Trilogy Book 2

The Sudden Arrival of Violence: The Glasgow Trilogy Book 3

How a Gunman Says Goodbye

The Sudden Arrival of Violence: The Glasgow Trilogy Book 3

How a Gunman Says Goodbye (The Glasgow Trilogy)

The Night the Rich Men Burned

The Night the Rich Men Burned

How a Gunman Says Goodbye