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WINNER OF THE McILVANNEY PRIZE for SCOTTISH CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR FEATURES AN EXTRACT FROM THE NEXT ALISON MCCOIST THRILLER, PAPERBOY 'Amazingly accomplished' The Times, Crime Book of the Month 'Loved it' Kevin Bridges 'A talent to watch' Chris Brookmyre 'Very funny' Scotsman 'Pitch dark yet dripping with warmth' Caz Frear __________ Half the Glasgow copshop think DI Alison McCoist is bent. The other half just think she's a fuck-up. No one thinks much at all about carwash employee Davey Burnet, until one day he takes the wrong customer's motor for a ride. One kidnapping later, he's officially part of Glasgow's criminal underworld, working for a psychopath who enjoys playing games like 'Keep Yer Kneecaps' with any poor bastard who crosses him. Can Davey escape from the gang's clutches with his kneecaps and life intact? Perhaps this polis Ally McCoist who keeps nosing around the carwash could help. That's if she doesn't get herself killed first.
Set in the searing, deserted outback of 19th century Australia, a powerful debut novel about family, empire and race One scorching day in Australia's deserted outback, Tommy McBride and his brother Billy return home to discover that their parents have been brutally murdered. Distraught and desperate for revenge, the young men set out in search of the killers. But the year is 1885, and the only man who can help them is the cunning and ruthless John Sullivan – wealthy landowner and their father's former employer. Rallying a posse of men, Sullivan defers to the deadly Inspector Noone and his Queensland Native Police - an infamous arm of colonial power whose sole purpose is the 'dispersal' of ...
New Writing Scotland is the principal forum for poetry and short fiction in Scotland today. Every year it publishes the very best from both emerging and established writers, and lists many of the leading literary lights of Scotland among its past (and present) contributors.
Young Aidan Martin's life is about to change forever. A powerful and true story of trauma, addiction, recovery and hope in the working-class town of Livingston, Scotland. A gripping read from beginning to end.
“A highly intriguing debut” – The Times (Crime Book of the Month) “Highly recommended . . . Elegantly written and set in an unfamiliar but lovely city brought to vivid life” – Irish Independent An atmospheric, contemorary police procedural set on Lake Zurich, introducing intelligent and warm-hearted detective Rosa Zambrano and perfect for fans of Donna Leon Available in English for the first time, and perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Sarah Pearse, and Donna Leon, this expertly plotted police procedural spent several months on the Swiss bestseller lists, garnering widespread critical acclaim as a gripping crime novel that still makes a holiday in Zurich sound like fun. Water washe...
Here it is....the third and final volume in the popular Harboiled anthology series bought to you by Dead Guns Press! We might be going out but we're taking the lot of you with us down a road less traveled! Check out these jaw-crushing tales by some of the best crime fiction writers on the market.Enjoy these tales of Femme Fatales, bad dames and the gentle touch of power, sex and corruption in this edition of Hardboiled by these authors:DG BraceyTom BarlowLiz JohnsonBruce HarrisCraig Faustus BuckChristopher DavisPreston LangKaren RobiscoeDonald GlassCallum McSorleyBen FineSarah M. ChenJT SiemsBill BaberAidan ThornMax DeVoe TalleyJoe Prosit
Imagine the future. Not the flossy-glossy one that feels like riding a Tesla driven by a coked out Ayn Rand. No. Imagine instead... a future somewhere between a white cishet libertarian's wet dream with sexbots and a nightmare Greta Thunberg had during a nap after eating expired tofu chimichangas. Can you picture that? No? Try this: Los Angeles has become a main hub of the Galactic Confederation - a relay outpost for extra terrestrial travelers coming from and going to the Norma and Scotus-Centaurus arms of the Milky Way, also known as "The Effed Up Side of the Galaxy." After his mom disappeared during a quantum terrorist attack when he was a boy, Gabe Chagas decided to follow in her footste...
'The perfect sleuth for the Jazz Age' CRIMEREADS 'Philo Vance is not only a detective; he is a god out of the machine' NEW YORK TIMES 'Probably the most asinine character in detective fiction' RAYMOND CHANDLER __________ In one of the most well-known classic American puzzle mysteries, amateur detective Philo Vance must solve a baffling series of murders based on nursery rhymes A series of gruesome murders has left the glittering world of Jazz Age Manhattan in shock. With each new victim, the ruthless killer known only as 'The Bishop' sends taunting notes to the press, driving New York's District Attorney to summon the only man up to the task: the brilliant and debonair detective, Philo Vance. With his razor-sharp intellect and impeccable style, Vance sets out to track down the killer, and soon uncovers a dark pattern to the murders. From the lavish mansions of the elite to the gritty underworld of speakeasies, Vance must outwit The Bishop at every turn. Can he crack the case before more lives are claimed, or will he become the killer's next target?
'Nothing has changed' is what Theresa May repeatedly said at the Welsh Conservative manifesto launch in Gresford when she was accused of a U-turn during the election campaign of 2017. In fact, it was a campaign in which everything was changing: the fortunes of the political parties and their leaders along with the certainties of those involved in politics or watching it. In his role as Political Editor for ITV Cymru Wales, Adrian Masters was there for that pivotal moment at Gresford and at the other crucial points throughout the campaign. His unrivaled experience, access to insiders, and many contacts with people at all levels in all parties give him a privileged vantage point. This is the account of a unique eye-witness to an extraordinary moment in political history.
An inventive and ambitious speculative courtroom thriller - Shutter Island meets The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle __________ 'I found this book unputdownable from the first page. As the mystery deepens, readers will be on the edge of their seats, desperate to know what happens next' Sophie Hannah ' Stuart Turton meets Agatha Christie - a locked room puzzle with hints of the supernatural, brilliantly told through the lens of the judicial system. A truly intriguing and intelligent mystery which had me gripped from the start. Totally recommend.' Sarah Moorhead, author of The Treatment 'A strikingly clever debut and high concept legal thriller which grips from the first page and never lets ...