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Slammer (Hardback)
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Short Description for SlammerNewbie prison officer Mark Cunningham struggles to cope with bullying colleagues and threats to his family from well connected inmates. When he finally reaches the boiling point one savage night, the inhabitants of C-Hall start to regret the things they've said and done to young Mr Cunningham.
Full description- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
- Published: 18 November 2009
- Format: Hardback 263 pages
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- Categories: Crime | Thrillers
- ISBN 13: 9780151012954 ISBN 10: 0151012954
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Full description for Slammer
Newly minted prison officer Nicholas Glass has fallen in with the wrong crowd at "The Hilton," a Scottish prison for violent offenders. The problem is, there's no right crowd. Bullied and abused by inmates and colleagues alike, Glass finds that each day is getting longer than the one before. When a group of cons use outside help to threaten his wife and daughter, he agrees to do them a 'favor'. But, as their threats escalate, and one favor leads to another, he grows ever closer to breaking point. And when Glass breaks, he shatters..."Slammer "is a mile-a-minute thriller shot through with Guthrie's unique blend of dark humor and ultra-violent mayhem. His previous books have been lauded as "gripping noir" ("Entertainment Weekly")" "and "character driven and exciting" ("Cleveland Plain Dealer").

