UPHEAVAL IN THE EAST: SOVIET UNION; Force as a Last Resort: Armed Power Salvages Moscow's Facing Authority". when detective Harry McCoy, trolling the lowlife informants on his beat, gets a tip that a waitress named Lorna will be killed the next day.

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His debut novel Bloody January was shortlisted for the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, February’s Son was nominated for an Edgar Award, Bobby March Will Live Forever was picked as a Times Best Book of the Year, won a Prix Mystère de la Critique Award and won an Edgar Award. It was the first time I saw a police landrover with mesh on the windscreen, a daily need there and the shape of things to come for the rest of us. A Glasgow detective goes up against a wealthy family whose corruption runs deep in this gritty noir series debut set in 1970s Scotland. Cassandra Dewell can’t leave Montana’s Lewis and Clark County fast enough for her new job as chief investigator for Jon Kirkbride, sheriff of Bakken County.

But when an eighteen-year-old boy shoots a young woman dead in broad daylight and then commits suicide, Det.McCoy’s probe grinds through Glasgow’s tenderloin, from sleazy clubs to strip joints to a Salvation Army shelter. McCoy sees Wattie as a younger version of himself; the junior detective plays less like a sidekick than a conscience to his older partner.

And many people struggle to make a living, wanting to be good but at times have to ignore their own values simply to survive. Nairn tells him to take care of a certain Lorna who works in a posh restaurant and is likely to be killed the next day. He does eventually clarify some of these references and and I was quite intrigued by Harry’s backstory, including his childhood allegiances to the Glaswegian underworld. Set in 1970s Glasgow where violence is a language everyone speaks, Bloody January is a deliciously dark read.In January 2010, a memorial for the Black January victims was erected in the Yasamal district of Baku. It’s only in recent years I’ve discovered books set during the years of my childhood… years in which I was pretty ignorant of the events taking place on the other side of the world. On 13 January, anti-Armenian pogrom began in Baku which resulted in 48 deaths, while thousands fled or were evacuated by the Soviet military. Drugs, sex, incest; every nefarious predilection is catered to, at the expense of the lower echelon of society, an underclass that includes McCoy's best friend from reformatory school - drug-Tsar Stevie Cooper - and his on-off girlfriend, a prostitute, Janey. Though snow is blanketing the streets, it can't hide the corruption in a city where cops and criminals are often forced to keep each other's secrets.

The moment Detective Harry McCoy fails to trust an unexpected tip-off, he’s set to traverse all of these murky waters as the body count continues to rise. Seller has stated it will dispatch the item within 1 working day upon receipt of cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab .DI Alex Morrow is comparing notes with DS William Lorimer at one table, DI Colin Anderson and DS Freddie Costello are doing the same at another, forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod and investigative journalist Rosie Gilmour are chatting about old cases at a third. The main storyline is very seedy indeed, involving as it does drugs, exploitation and abuse, which Parks determinedly lays before us warts and all. A blistering plot, unforgettable characters and writing so sharp it's like it's been written with a knife: what more could you ask? By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. When an 18-year-old boy shoots a young woman dead in the middle of a busy Glasgow street and then commits suicide, McCoy knows it can’t be a random act of violence.