{"product_id":"edge-of-the-grave-winner-of-the-bloody-scotland-crime-debut-of-the-year-9781529054033","title":"Edge of the Grave: Winner of The Bloody Scotland","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of The Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year 2021 and the CWA Historical Dagger 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdge of the Grave\u003c\/i\u003e by Robbie Morrison is a dark historical crime novel set in 1930s Glasgow. A city still recovering from the Great War; split by religious division and swarming with razor gangs. For fans of William McIlvanney’s \u003ci\u003eLaidlaw, \u003c\/i\u003eDenise Mina and Philip Kerr.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003ePeaky Blinders\u003c\/i\u003e meets William McIlvanney in this rollocking riveting read' – Adrian McKinty, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Chain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlasgow, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Astounding. Tense, absorbing and dripping with gallus Glasgow humour, this book is absolutely wonderful' – Abir Mukherjee, author of the Wyndham \u0026amp; Banerjee series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI’ve been waiting years to read a truly gripping historical crime novel set in Glasgow. That wait is over. \u003ci\u003eEdge of the Grave\u003c\/i\u003e is astounding. Tense, absorbing and dripping with gallus Glasgow humour, this book is absolutely wonderful -- \u003cfont face=\"verdana, tahoma\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbir Mukherjee, bestselling author of the Wyndham \u0026amp; Banerjee series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA magnificent and enthralling portrait of a dark and dangerous city and the men and women who live and die in it. I can’t wait to spend some more time with Jimmy Dreghorn and Archie McDaid. Robbie Morrison has produced an astounding debut -- Mark Billingham\u003cbr\u003eA mesmerizing debut – raw, brutally violent but immensely human. Early gangland Glasgow with the gloss razored off -- Peter James, number one bestselling author of the DS Roy Grace series\u003cbr\u003eRobbie Morrison serves up a delicious slice of 30s gangster noir set in the grim and greasy, sodden and savage streets of Glasgow when it was the Empire's Second City. Peaky Blinders meets William McIlvanney in this rollocking riveting read -- Adrian McKinty, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Chain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Glaswegian version of Peaky Blinders, with razor gangs brawling in the street and festering family secrets . . . it's a dark and powerful story * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eA hugely impressive debut * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eWonderfully gritty, violent and nasty in all the right ways -- James Oswald, bestselling author of the Inspector McLean series\u003cbr\u003eThe atmosphere Morrison conjures is so captivating it's hard to believe this is his debut crime novel . . . You should grab \u003ci\u003eEdge of the Grave\u003c\/i\u003e at the soonest opportunity. This is without doubt the most evocative and engaging Scottish crime novel we've come across in a very long time -- Crime Fiction Lover\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eMeticulously researched and dripping with violence, written with brutal panache -- Mary Paulson-Ellis, author of Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Mrs Walker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSharp and lethal as a cut-throat razor. Deeply researched, with strong characterisation and a fluent narrative, Robbie Morrison’s first novel is a book to savour -- John Harvey, bestselling author of the Charlie Resnick novels\u003cbr\u003e1930s Glasgow portrayed in all its ragged glory -- Alan Parks\u003cbr\u003eRobbie Morrison really is a breath of fresh creative air in crime fiction. \u003ci\u003eEdge of the Grave\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning debut: razor sharp prose and a superbly crafted sense of place and time. A great Glaswegian page-turner: I could smell the smog and feel the grit throughout -- Craig Russell, author of the LENNOX series\u003cbr\u003eThe dark heart of 1930s gangland Glasgow is brought back to vivid, violent life in Robbie Morrison's brilliant first novel. Fast moving and evocative, the prose cuts like a razor, straight through to the heart -- Martyn Waites\u003cbr\u003eFantastic historical crime thriller set in 1930s Glasgow with a great detective duo and loads of brilliant period detail — poverty, wealth, gangs, religion and so much more -- Amer Anwar\u003cbr\u003ePowerful and moving . . . Morrison's portrait of Glasgow and its denizens – both the vicious and the virtuous – is superb * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eThis deftly plotted novel is a more than worthy successor to William McIlvanney’s Laidlaw novels: the title is a homage to them. I am very glad that this book is the first in a projected series * Historical Novel Society *\u003cbr\u003eA highly evocative novel with a strong sense of place and Morrison brings to dark life this time period in an engaging and mesmerizing way. As Morrison grows with each novel, he will indeed be a force to be reckoned with * Crimesquad.com *\u003cbr\u003eAn historical tour de force along with a brilliant plot * Globe and Mail *","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49084076392791,"sku":"9781529054033","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781529054033.jpg?v=1725550977","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/edge-of-the-grave-winner-of-the-bloody-scotland-crime-debut-of-the-year-9781529054033","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}