Tony Black books

Tony Black is a Scottish crime fiction author known for the Gus Dury series set in Edinburgh and the DI Bob Valentine and DI Rob Brennan detective series.

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
True Brit Grit 2011 Buy
Protectors: Stories to Benefit PROTECT 2012 Buy
Crime Factory Issue 6 2014 Buy

Collections

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Last Orders 2013 Buy
The Sin Bin 2014 Buy
The Lock-In 2023 Buy

DI Bob Valentine Reading Order

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Artefacts of the Dead 2014 Buy
A Taste of Ashes 2015 Buy
Summoning the Dead 2019 Buy
Her Cold Eyes 2019 Buy

DI Rob Brennan Reading Order

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Truth Lies Bleeding 2011 Buy
Murder Mile 2012 Buy

Doug Michie Reading Order

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The Storm Without 2012 Buy
The Inglorious Dead 2013 Buy

Gus Dury Reading Order

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Paying for It 2008 Buy
Gutted 2009 Buy
Loss 2010 Buy
Long Time Dead 2010 Buy
Wrecked 2021 Buy

Non-Fiction

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Hard Truths 2013 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas

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RIP Robbie Silva 2012 Buy
The Ringer 2013 Buy

Standalone Novels

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His Father’s Son 2013 Buy
The Last Tiger 2014 Buy
Bay of Martyrs 2017 Buy
Slings & Arrows 2021 Buy

Tony Black is a Scottish crime writer whose Gus Dury series brought Edinburgh noir to five books starting with Paying for It (2008). Dury is a hard-drinking, down-on-his-luck journalist who gets pulled into criminal investigations, and the series draws on the darker side of the city.

Black has written prolifically across crime fiction, with the DI Bob Valentine series (4 books), the DI Rob Brennan series (2 books set in Edinburgh), and the Doug Michie series. His standalone novels include His Father’s Son (2013), The Last Tiger (2014), and Bay of Martyrs (2017). He has also published short fiction collections, non-fiction, and contributed to crime anthologies.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Tony Black written?

Tony Black has written 26 books across nine series.

What was Tony Black's first book?

Tony Black’s first book is Paying for It, published in 2008.

What is Tony Black best known for?

Tony Black is best known for the Gus Dury series, five noir novels set in Edinburgh following a hard-drinking journalist turned investigator. He has also written the DI Bob Valentine series (4 books), the DI Rob Brennan series (2 books), and the Doug Michie series (2 books), as well as standalone novels and short fiction.

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