Slick

by Colin Galbraith

Ronnie Glover has it all: pots of cash, a penthouse high above London, and a gorgeous girlfriend on his arm. But when his business is burned to the ground and his girlfriend is stabbed to death, he knows his past has caught up with him. There's only one thing he can do, but sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you just can't hide... ---- Two years after returning to the UK, Ronnie Glover has the perfect life: his own company, a luxury penthouse overlooking the Thames, and a girlfriend most men would give their right arm to be with. But history has a way of not forgetting, and without realising it, Ronnie has become one of the most hunted men in the country. When his company office is burnt to the ground and his girlfriend murdered, Ronnie starts to suspect his past may have caught up with him. The police want to charge him with arson and murder, but only Ronnie knows the truth; he knows who is after him - and why. Ronnie fakes a chilling death and flees to Edinburgh fearing for his life. He takes a new identity that affords him none of the luxuries he once took for granted. But ghosts from the past are waiting for him in Scotland, too - a part of his past he knew nothing about. Ronnie’s worlds come clashing together, and when they do he faces some tough decisions. Can he survive a life on the run? Can he get his old life back? Does he even want to? Sometimes, you're better off dead! PRAISE FOR SLICK "I thoroughly enjoyed reading Slick, the first of Colin's books I've read and I'll certainly read more. I began to lose sympathy for the main character but the turn of events brought be back on side. Colin's writing style is great and the story, although maybe not novel, was well composed and kept me reading." -Gig (from Amazon Reviews) "With a plot that cracks along, charting the descent of a once-rich businessman who's up to his neck in trouble and now descending into alcoholism and the seedier sides of Leith, Colin's created a fantastic book that's all too real. Living locally to the main settings in the book, there are some bars nearby that I will probably never set foot in after reading this! Move over Ian Rankin - there's a new boy in town." -Grant T. Mason (from Amazon Reviews) "Brilliant read. The people, places and the plot(s) were very descriptive and graphic throughout and never lost pace. I couldn't stop reading it. Please give us more of DI Lennox." -Alex (from Amazon Reviews) "A great read that powers at 100mph throughout - Colin has created a novel with dark moments and savage humour that Irvine Welsh would be proud of, without Welsh's tiresome drug and rave obsessions. Here's hoping we haven't seen the last of DI Lennox! I would definately recommend this novel." -Alan G (from Amazon Reviews) "A gripping and enthralling novel from the start. A great read and I'm looking forward to the next one..." -Scullery Press (from Amazon Reviews) "I really enjoyed it, I could not put it down till I had it finished." -Darren Dixon "Brilliant! A winner. Congrats on a great story." -Stevie Ward "A really good read; a page turner!." -Devon Ellington "I enjoyed the book; the start immediately gripped me and had me wanting to read further." -Lindsay Galbraith "A brilliant book." -Stephen Nixon "I just finished your book Slick, really enjoyed it. Couldn't put the Kindle down till I finished it!" -Grant Ritchie "I've just finished reading Slick! It was really good. Brilliant fast paced story :) I will seek out Stella now." -Ann Tocher

311 pages, Paperback

First published January 2, 2012

About the author

Colin Galbraith was born in Paisley in 1973 and raised in Bridge of Weir. After attending the Open College of the Arts, he began writing seriously in 1999. He lives in South Queensferry.

His website is at www.colingalbraith.co.uk

Reviews

[June · Rating 4 out of 5]

"He always thought this day might come, he just hadn't expected it so soon. And now he was dead - Ronnie Glover was officially dead. The funeral would have been and gone, the mourning all but finished."

Ronnie Glover, multi-millionaire, womaniser and alcoholic seems to have everything in life and lives the ideal lifestyle. Or so it seems. After his girlfriend, Amy, raises concerns about being followed through the streets of London; and there is the odd appearance of a stranger in an unusual place; events take a sinister course, which culminate in Ronnie committing a gruesome crime and fleeing to Edinburgh. But on arriving in his new "hometown", he isn't as anonymous as he thinks he is......

This is a graphic, thrilling, violent but gripping novel that is responsible for me getting hardly any sleep overnight, as I just HAD to see what happened next! If you like the Steig Larsson books, you will enjoy this one. It's much more violent than the kind of novel I normally read, but the plot is very haunting, and I have to admit to yelling "Noooooo!" at Ronnie/Norrie several times when he seemed to be a bit lax in keeping his profile low. I loved the Detectives Lennox and Mulholland - real Dempsey and Makepeace-type characters. Also, being an Edinburgh lass, I liked the story happening in my city - although I'm not at all au fait with the seedier side of the place!

Well done Colin, a great novel!

"There's always risk. You just have to be slick to get ahead. Nothing more to it than that, mate."