When Byker Books asked if I was interested in writing a novella for the Best of British series, it seemed like too good an opportunity to miss: there are some great books in the series from some cracking writers.
What to write, though? I thought about it for a wee while and then a character from a previous short story popped into my head.
Mac was an old school crime boss, and getting on in years, too. I wondered who the new players might be, what might happen if Mac was out of the game … and Cutter was born.
Cutter is bad to the bone, a sociopath with big ambitions. While Mac has an underlying sense of right and wrong, Cutter cares about no one but himself. People are his to use, and when they’re no use anymore — or when he’s broken them — he casually discards them with no thought for the damage done.
When his world collides with that of a decent, hard-working – but financially struggling – working class family, it’s only a matter of time before somebody gets hurt.
Meanwhile, Mac is looking increasingly fragile and there’s no clear successor to take over his firm …
Cutter’s Deal is available now from Amazon in the UK and the US.
What to write, though? I thought about it for a wee while and then a character from a previous short story popped into my head.
Mac was an old school crime boss, and getting on in years, too. I wondered who the new players might be, what might happen if Mac was out of the game … and Cutter was born.
Cutter is bad to the bone, a sociopath with big ambitions. While Mac has an underlying sense of right and wrong, Cutter cares about no one but himself. People are his to use, and when they’re no use anymore — or when he’s broken them — he casually discards them with no thought for the damage done.
When his world collides with that of a decent, hard-working – but financially struggling – working class family, it’s only a matter of time before somebody gets hurt.
Meanwhile, Mac is looking increasingly fragile and there’s no clear successor to take over his firm …
Cutter’s Deal is available now from Amazon in the UK and the US.
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