May God Forgive
May God Forgive by Alan Parks, published by Canongate Books on April 27, 2023, is a gripping narrative set against the backdrop of a mourning Glasgow. The story unfolds after an arson attack leaves five dead, igniting tensions within the city. As three youths are charged, chaos erupts outside the courthouse, leading to a dramatic kidnapping that puts Detective Harry McCoy on a race against time to save them.
In this edition, readers will delve into a complex police procedural filled with suspense and crime elements. Detective McCoy has just twenty-four hours to locate the kidnapped boys before they meet a grim fate, navigating through the city’s underbelly and confronting powerful figures. With 373 pages of intricate storytelling, this work explores themes of justice and desperation within a tightly woven mystery.
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WINNER OF THE McILVANNEY PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER 2023
Glasgow is a city in mourning. An arson attack has left five dead. Tempers are frayed and sentiments running high.
When three youths are charged the city goes wild. A crowd gathers outside the courthouse but as the police drive the young men to prison, their van is rammed by a truck, and the men are grabbed and bundled into a car. The next day, the body of one of them is dumped in the city centre. A note has been sent to the newspapers: one down, two to go.
Detective Harry McCoy has twenty-four hours to find the kidnapped boys before they all turn up dead, and it is going to mean taking down some of Glasgow’s most powerful to do it . . .
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