Killing Mum — Allan Guthrie

"Guthrie writes with an urgency, energy, cynical realism and mastery of casual violence that is rarely encountered in British crime writing" -- The Times of Londonââ,¬Â¨

"dark and splendid" -- The Guardian

*** a novella ***ââ,¬Â¨Ã¢â,¬Â¨

Receiving the package hadn't been that much of a surprise. The fact that someone knew that Valerie Anderson was Carlos Morales's mother worried him. He was careful to hide that, never spoke to anyone about his private life. But what was deeply troubling was the fact that the letter had arrived addressed to Charlie. There were only two people who called him Charlie: Maggie and his mother. He'd discussed the situation with Maggie and she'd agreed he had no choice. He had to ask his mum straight out: "Mama," he said. "Why would someone want you dead?"ââ,¬Â¨Ã¢â,¬Â¨

Allan Guthrie is an award-winning Scottish crime writer. KILLING MUM is a novella.