Allan Guthrie Books in Order

An armed robber discovers his wife's affair with another gang member just as a botched robbery brings disaster. Revenge and stolen money draw the criminals into a pursuit involving police, private detectives, and a ruthless killer.

Loan-shark enforcer Joe Hope is accused of killing his wife and daughter. Determined to clear his name, he gathers help from Scotland's criminal world and pursues the person responsible, turning his grief into a dangerous hunt.

An Edinburgh family asks Pearce to protect their pregnant daughter from her violent husband. He refuses until the man kills his dog, drawing the ex-con into a brutal confrontation driven by grief and revenge.

Andy Park's plan to avenge his family quickly puts his children in danger, while Tommy Savage faces an unexplained blackmail demand. Their troubles collide during six chaotic hours of violence and increasingly desperate decisions in Edinburgh.

Carlos Morales receives a troubling message suggesting someone wants his mother dead. The sender also knows a private nickname used by only two people, turning a threat against his family into a question of intimate betrayal.

New prison officer Nicholas Glass faces abuse from inmates and colleagues alike. When prisoners threaten his wife and daughter, he agrees to help them, beginning a series of demands that pushes him toward a psychological breaking point.

Detective Frank Collins hopes a missing child's case will establish his reputation. But the boy's disappearance becomes the starting point for another crime, as someone targets his grieving mother and draws Collins into a concealed plan.

A terrier abducted from an Edinburgh beach narrates the title story in this collection of four crime tales. Other stories follow troubled family bonds, a missing child, and a couple whose anniversary dinner conceals dangerous secrets.

A missing child’s case draws an ambitious detective into manipulation, grief, and professional rivalry in the title novella. This collection also gathers other crime stories and novellas, including Kill Clock, Hilda’s Big Day Out, and Killing Mum.