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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



Trade Review
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 *

The Long Knives

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Vintage
      Published 24 August 2023
      ISBN-13 9781529116274
      978-1529116274
      ISBN-10 1529116279
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      Crime & Thrillers

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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



      Trade Review
      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 *

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