Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slur | 2014 | Heather Burnside | Buy |
| 2 | A Gangster’s Grip | 2015 | Heather Burnside | Buy |
| 3 | Danger by Association | 2018 | Heather Burnside | Buy |
The Riverhill series is Heather Burnside’s earliest work, published between 2014 and 2018. Set on a fictional Manchester housing estate, the three books follow characters whose lives are shaped by the poverty and criminality around them. Slur introduces the estate and its residents, while A Gangster’s Grip and Danger by Association explore the consequences of getting drawn into the local criminal hierarchy.
The series established the themes and setting that Burnside would continue to explore in her later work — Manchester streets, working-class characters, and the pull of organized crime on communities with limited opportunities.