To the Dogs

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Welsh gleefully puts her priggish protagonist through the mill in this alternative campus novel . . . Every character, even Benji the bichon frise, is sharply and succinctly defined. To the Dogs, dripping in irony, is a gripping amorality tale * * The Times * * A propulsive thriller, the narrative pace rattling along at a rate of knots, combined with Welsh's seductive and perceptive prose . . . To the Dogs confirms Welsh's position in the very top tier of Scottish novelists, whatever the genre -- DOUG JOHNSTONE * * Big Issue * * To the Dogs sees Welsh in assertive form, her subject contemporary academia in thrall to wealthy students from overseas . . . Welsh exhibits her usual unassailable command of a gritty Glaswegian setting and a fatalistic perception of how quickly ordered lives can spin into chaos * * Financial Times * * To the Dogs is easily the best of Welsh's recent crime novels. I simply could not put it down -- ALEX GRAY [Welsh] explores Glaswegian masculinity and whether we can change who we are in this sharp, pungent story * * Herald * * Welsh sparkles once more, taking us on a deep dive into Glasgow's criminal hinterland, as one man's moral compass spins out of control. A cracking read -- KAREN CAMPBELL Compelling and assured. [Welsh's] portrayal of Jim Brennan, of a good man in conflict, is as authentic as it is chilling -- CARO RAMSAY Praise for Louise Welsh: Welsh tells the stories that nobody else dares -- VAL McDERMID Richly layered, gloriously carnal, bursting with patter and irresistibly seductive' -- CHRIS BROOKMYRE Highly entertaining * * Daily Telegraph * *