Edge of the Grave: Longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year 2021 (Jimmy Dreghorn series #1)

Synopsis

'A mesmerizing debut. Early gangland Glasgow with the gloss razored off' PETER JAMES'A magnificent and enthralling portrait of a dark and dangerous city . . . Chilling and brutal, but also deeply moving and, most importantly, beautifully written' MARK BILLINGHAM'Peaky Blinders meets William McIlvanney in this rollocking riveting read' ADRIAN MCKINTY, bestselling author of The Chain Glasgow, 1932. When the son-in-law of one of the city’s wealthiest shipbuilders is found floating in the River Clyde with his throat cut, it falls to Inspector Jimmy Dreghorn to lead the murder case – despite sharing a troubled history with the victim’s widow, Isla Lockhart.From the flying fists and flashing blades of Glasgow’s gangland underworld, to the backstabbing upper echelons of government and big business, Dreghorn and his partner ‘Bonnie’ Archie McDaid will have to dig deep into Glasgow society to find out who wanted the man dead and why.All the while, a sadistic murderer stalks the post-war city leaving a trail of dead bodies in their wake. As the case deepens, will Dreghorn find the killer – or lose his own life in the process?Edge of the Grave by Robbie Morrison is a dark historical crime novel set in Glasgow, 1932. A city still recovering from the Great War; split by religious division and swarming with razor gangs. For fans of William McIlvanney’s Laidlaw, Denise Mina and Philip Kerr.

Copyright:

2021

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

416 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781529054040

Publisher:

Pan Macmillan

Date of Addition:

08/24/21

Copyrighted By:

Robbie Morrison

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Military, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Humor

Reading Age:

18 and up

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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