Strontium Dog - Ruthless

a novel by Jonathan Clements

“crisp and well written… recommended”
- 2000ad Review

“a smart action novel with a cunning plot and a lot of nasty dialogue… specially recommended for those who have long winter nights in Finland to kill.”
- Alienisti

Ruthless was originally intended as the first of the Strontium Dog novels, but thanks to some contractual issues, it ended up being the third. It's a prequel to the audio adventure Down to Earth, and for those looking for its inspirations, it's one part The Searchers, one part Way of the Gun, one part Long Arm of Gil Hamilton, and one part true story. The bit of it that really happened will be the subject of another book one day. It's the bit you least expect.

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After a navy crackdown on space piracy, criminals are in short supply. When the trail of a mob boss grows cold, Search/Destroy Agent Johnny Alpha is stuck in the sticks with his cash running low. But when the police put out a bounty on his sister, Johnny races across the galaxy in search of her, through a pirate sector where feuding bodyshark barons are locked in a bitter turf war. Johnny will do anything to get to his sister first. If she's innocent, he'll save her from the people who have framed her. If she's guilty…