Tony Black Book List

TONY BLACK was born in Newcastle, NSW to Scottish parents in 1972. He is an award-winning journalist writing mostly in the UK National Newspapers. His short fiction has appeared in a variety of publications on the internet and in print.


Gus Dury series

Down and out former journalist and husband turned investigator in Edinburgh, Scotland

Paying for It (2008)
Gutted (2009)
Loss (2010)
Long Time Dead (2010)
Long Way Down (2012) [novella]
Last Orders (2013) [novella]

Wrecked (2019)


DI Rob Brennan series

Brennan is a detective inspector with the Lothian and Borders Police, in Scotland

Truth Lies Bleeding (2011)
Murder Mile (2012)


Doug Michi series

Doug Michi is a private investigator who has returned to his home in Ayr, Scotland

The Storm Without (2012)
The Inglorious Dead (2014)


DI Bob Valentine series

DI Bob Valentine is a troubled police detective in Scotland

Artefacts of the Dead (2014)
A Taste of Ashes (2015)
Summoning the Dead (2016)
Her Cold Eyes (2018)


Stand Alone

RIP Robbie Silva (2012) [novella]
His Father's Son (2013)
The Last Tiger (2014)

The Ringer (2014) [novella]
Bay of Martyrs (2017)#

Slings and Arrows (2021)*

# - with Matt Neal
* - with Tom Maxwell