The Long Knives
Published on 24. August 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-5291-1627-4 (ISBN)
Description
The highly-anticipated second instalment in the CRIME trilogy, now a hit TV Series
In Edinburgh, Detective Inspector Ray Lennox is investigating a brutal crime...
Ritchie Gulliver MP is dead. Castrated and left to bleed in an empty Leith warehouse. Vicious, racist and corrupt, many thought he had it coming. But nobody could have predicted this.
After the life Gulliver has led, the suspects are many - corporate rivals, political opponents, the countless groups he's offended. And the vulnerable and marginalised, who bore the brunt of his cruelty.
As Lennox unravels the truth, and the list of shocking attacks grows, he must put his personal feelings aside. But one question refuses to go away: who are the real victims here?
'Sharp, fearless, passionate and brilliant' Independent
'An ingeniously plotted and propulsive thriller' Literary Review
In Edinburgh, Detective Inspector Ray Lennox is investigating a brutal crime...
Ritchie Gulliver MP is dead. Castrated and left to bleed in an empty Leith warehouse. Vicious, racist and corrupt, many thought he had it coming. But nobody could have predicted this.
After the life Gulliver has led, the suspects are many - corporate rivals, political opponents, the countless groups he's offended. And the vulnerable and marginalised, who bore the brunt of his cruelty.
As Lennox unravels the truth, and the list of shocking attacks grows, he must put his personal feelings aside. But one question refuses to go away: who are the real victims here?
'Sharp, fearless, passionate and brilliant' Independent
'An ingeniously plotted and propulsive thriller' Literary Review
Reviews / Votes
An ingeniously plotted and propulsive thriller... bristling with risky satire and moral disgust. * Literary Review * If you like your crime dramas Scottish and sweary, this one's for you. -- Jessie Thompson * Evening Standard, *Books to Look Out For 2022* * A triumph... A great, redemptive book... It leaves you wanting more, much more * Observer, on CRIME * Powerful, passionate writing... Welsh gets it just right * Literary Review, on CRIME * Powerful... A bracing and engaging read * Daily Telegraph, on CRIME * Sharp, fearless, passionate, and brilliant. * UK Press Syndication * Intelligent, propulsive, passionate * Irish Examiner *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
270 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5291-1627-4 (9781529116274)
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Irvine Welsh was born and raised in Edinburgh. His first novel, Trainspotting, has sold over one million copies in the UK and was adapted into an era-defining film. He has written fourteen further novels, including the number one Sunday Times bestseller Dead Men's Trousers, four books of shorter fiction and numerous plays and screenplays. Irvine Welsh currently lives between London, Edinburgh and Miami.