RAWHEAD

a gothic gangster story

Struggling author BILLY DYE accepts a commission to ghost the memoirs of Manchester gang boss Malcolm Priest. But Priest soon wearies of Billy and his big mouth and orders his execution. The hitman, 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.

And, as the violence escalates and the bodies mount up, Billy learns that his old friend is a terrifying psychopath who will literally stop at nothing to protect him...

'As it happens, I knew these streets for nearly twenty years, and this tough, fabulous, smart-mouth novel captures them perfectly. 'The Sopranos' meets 'The Jackal' in a part of England Agatha Christie knew absolutely nothing about...' LEE CHILD, writing in THE NEW YORK TIMES

'This is a very funny book... I loved it.' THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

'Grotesque, original, and murderously funny, RAWHEAD conforms to no existing crime template. We are sailing uncharted waters and there are sharks all around... Bowker tells his bloody tale with wit, invention, and a raw energy that boils off the page.' LITERARY REVIEW

'Wickedly funny. In fact, I'm putting RAWHEAD aside for a few weeks and then plan to read it again before passing it around to some of my most deserving friends.' PUNCH

'A deftly drawn masterpiece - well written, with a contemporary twist, by a stylish, talented and very funny writer who has an impressive way with authentically tough dialogue.' CITY LIFE

‘David Bowker is the new voice of British crime and the most original author to burst upon the scene in years.’ GOODREADS.COM