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Allan Guthrie


Scotland (b.1965)

Allan Guthrie was born in Orkney, but has lived in Edinburgh for most of his adult life. He is married to Donna. His first novel, Two-Way Split, was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger and went on to win the 2007 Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel Of The Year. His second novel, Kiss Her Goodbye, was nominated for Edgar, Anthony and Gumshoe awards. His third novel, Hard Man, is the winner of the inaugural Spinetingler award for Best Novel -- New Voice. Allan is also the author of Kill Clock, a novella for emergent adult readers.
When he's not writing, Allan is a literary agent with Jenny Brown Associates.
 

Awards: Theakston (2007)  see all

Genres: Mystery, Young Adult Fiction
 
Series
Pearce
   1. Kiss Her Goodbye (2005)
   2. Hard Man (2007)
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Novels
   Two Way Split (2004)
   Savage Night (2008)
   Slammer (2009)
   Killing Mum (2009)
   Bad Men (2013)
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Collections
   Shattered (2009) (with others)
   Pulp Ink (2011) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Bye Bye Baby (2011)
   Hilda's Big Day Out (2013)
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Anthologies edited
   Best New Noir (2006)
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Series contributed to
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Omnibus editions show
 
Books containing stories by Allan Guthrie
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Dark Duets (2014)
All-New Tales of Horror and Dark Fantasy
edited by
Christopher Golden
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True Brit Grit (2012)
A Charity Anthology
edited by
Paul D Brazill and Luca Veste
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The Mammoth Book of Best British Mysteries 8 (2011)
(The Mammoth Book of ...)
edited by
Maxim Jakubowski

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Awards
2007 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year : Two Way Split

Award nominations
2008 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (nominee) : Hard Man
2006 Edgar Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : Kiss Her Goodbye
2006 Anthony Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : Kiss Her Goodbye


Allan Guthrie recommends
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Small Crimes (2008)
(Badass Gets Out of Jail, book 1)
Dave Zeltserman
"A superbly crafted tale. Like the very best of modern noir, this is a story told in shades of grey. This deserves to be massive."

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