Artefacts of the Dead

Publication Date: 14th July 2014 from Black and White Publishing. Thank you to the author and publisher for the review copy. It s a dead man . . . Can t you see someone s put a bloody great spike through him? The discovery of a dead banker sends shock waves through the sleepy coastal town of Ayr. And......more

Detective-Inspector Bob Valentine, of the Ayr, Scotland police force, is at a crossroads in his life. He's brought back - literally - to life after being stabbed in the heart by a criminal. He wants to return to his post but isn't quite sure he's up to it. He's not on good terms with his wife; they'......more

A great police procedural from one of the masters. If you have enjoyed Tony's previous work, this is a must read. I absolutely love Black's other series of books and this is an excellent stand alone read. Def grab it if you want an emotional character driven story to pull at you heart strings.......more

Bought this because I'm an Ayr resident but becoming increasingly irritated by location errors.if the author is going to use real locations at least make sure they are spelled correctly.eg masonhill not maisonhill! Also try using the one way system in the town as turning left at the Ayrshire and Gal......more

I had never read anything by Tony Black before and I had also never heard of Ayrshire county in Scotland. So this was all new territory for me. I'm glad I took a chance on this book because it was right up my alley. Let me say, right off the top that this is a bleak, dark, noir-ish tale of brutal mu......more