
To Die In June
by Alan Parks
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Pub Date 25 May 2023 | Archive Date 25 May 2023
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Description
One missing child. Two murders. A midsummer nightmare.
A woman enters a Glasgow police station to report her son missing, but no record can be found of the boy. When Detective Harry McCoy, seconded from the cop shop across town, discovers the family is part of the cultish Church of Christ’s Suffering, he suspects there is more to Michael’s disappearance than meets the eye.
Meanwhile reports arrive of a string of poisonings of down-and-outs across the city. The dead are men who few barely notice, let alone care about – but, as McCoy is painfully aware, among this desperate community is his own father.
Even as McCoy searches for the missing boy, he must conceal from his colleagues the real reason for his presence – to investigate corruption in the station. Some
Advance Praise
From the McIlvanney Prize-winning author of May God Forgive
PRAISE FOR THE HARRY McCOY SERIES:
‘Harry McCoy is the brightest dark star on the tartan noir scene for some time and in future critics of Scottish crime fiction will surely be referring to the triumvirate of Laidlaw, Rebus and McCoy . . . May God Forgive is crime fiction which pulls no punches, powerfully told and, at times, heartbreakingly poignant. One of the crime novels of 2022’
MIKE RIPLEY, author of GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER
‘The Harry McCoy books by the bold Alan Parks just get better and better. May God Forgive starts like a runaway train and just keeps going. If you’re not already reading these books, get onto them now’
LIAM McILVANNEY
‘Expertly handled and morally ambiguous . . . The skillfully written and complex plot builds to a thrilling and highly unconventional denouement’
Bloody Scotland, McIlvanney Prize Shortlist
‘Once again Alan Parks recreates a world of urban blight and spiritual decay . . . [a] grimly gripping plot . . . a remarkable series that began with Bloody January. The novels, as someone once said, can be read in any order; the important thing is to read them all’
The Times
‘One of the great Scottish crime writers . . . Whether it be William McIlvanney, Ian Rankin, Denise Mina or Alan Parks, the way they view – and depict – the world gives great pleasure . . . Like the very best crime novels, The April Dead makes you keenly aware of all the pain out there and (almost) alleviates it’
The Times, Book of the Month
‘Brilliant . . . The April Dead should grace the bookshelves of every crime fan’
Sunday Times Crime Club
‘A blistering plot, unforgettable characters and writing so sharp it's like it's been written with a knife . . . Detective McCoy is a true noir antihero and the perfect guide through the vice and violence of Glasgow's underbelly. Bloody January firmly sets Alan Parks in the same league as Ian Rankin and Louise Welsh’
SARAH PINBOROUGH
‘An old-school cop novel written with wit and economy . . . Think McIlvanney or Get Carter‘
IAN RANKIN
‘1970s Glasgow hewn from flesh and drawn in blood’
PETER MAY
‘The latest star of Tartan noir — perhaps even a successor to the late, great William McIlvanney . . . Gripping, utterly authentic and nerve-jangling, this novel announces a fine new voice in crime writing’
Daily Mail
‘Punchy, compulsive and, at times, as downright nasty as ever’
Herald
‘Compelling . . . Parks is a gifted storyteller’
Scotsman
‘Riveting’
Sunday Post
Available Editions
EDITION | Hardcover |
ISBN | 9781805300786 |
PRICE | £16.99 (GBP) |
PAGES | 320 |
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