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2021 Bloody Scotland Debut Prize
2021 McIlvanney Prize (nominee)
Two detectives hunt a killer amidst the lawless streets and high society of 1930s Glasgow in this brawling series debut (The New York Times Book Review) that serves up a delicious slice of gangster noir (Adrian McKinty)inspired by the true story of the Scottish Untouchables.
A Glaswegian version of Peaky Blinders, with razor gangs brawling in the street and festering family secrets . . . a dark and powerful story.―Sunday Times
Glasgow, 1932. When the son-in-law of one of the citys wealthiest shipbuilders is found floating in the River Clyde with his throat cut, it falls to Inspector Jimmy Dreghorn to lead the murder casedespite sharing a troubled history with the victims widow.
From the flying fists and flashing blades of Glasgows 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.
All the while, a sadistic murderer stalks the post-war city, leaving a trail of dead bodies in their wake. As the case deepens, Dreghorn realizes that the answers may lie in his old ties with the victims familyand the horrors he saw in the Great War.
Edge of the Grave is historical noir at its very besta gripping mystery that truly transports the reader to the lawless streets and high society of 1930s Glasgow and brings a teeming, chaotic city irresistibly to life.
Genre: Historical Mystery
A Glaswegian version of Peaky Blinders, with razor gangs brawling in the street and festering family secrets . . . a dark and powerful story.―Sunday Times
Glasgow, 1932. When the son-in-law of one of the citys wealthiest shipbuilders is found floating in the River Clyde with his throat cut, it falls to Inspector Jimmy Dreghorn to lead the murder casedespite sharing a troubled history with the victims widow.
From the flying fists and flashing blades of Glasgows 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.
All the while, a sadistic murderer stalks the post-war city, leaving a trail of dead bodies in their wake. As the case deepens, Dreghorn realizes that the answers may lie in his old ties with the victims familyand the horrors he saw in the Great War.
Edge of the Grave is historical noir at its very besta gripping mystery that truly transports the reader to the lawless streets and high society of 1930s Glasgow and brings a teeming, chaotic city irresistibly to life.
Genre: Historical Mystery
Praise for this book
"Sharp 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
"A mesmerizing debut raw, brutally violent but immensely human. Early gangland Glasgow with the gloss razored off." - Peter James
"Robbie 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
"A mesmerizing debut raw, brutally violent but immensely human. Early gangland Glasgow with the gloss razored off." - Peter James
"Robbie 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
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