| Crime Contributor(s): Welsh, Irvine (Author) |
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ISBN: 039333550X ISBN-13: 9780393335507 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: "[An] inimitable combination of dark realism, satire and psychological insight . . . complicated, unsettling and at times beautiful."--Publishers Weekly, starred review |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.60 lbs) 344 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the wake of a nasty child-murder case, Detective Ray Lennox of the Edinburgh PD has suffered a full-scale breakdown. He's placed on leave for mental retuning and takes off for a few days of sun in Miami. From there, Crime becomes an unmistakably Welshian blend of the macabre and the psychologically astute, as Lennox faces a dwindling supply of antidepressants, a bridal-magazine-toting fiancée, and cokehappy locals who lead him back into old habits and leave him to care for a child. Is he really in the right shape to be playing knight-errant to a terrified ten-year-old girl? Will his best instincts and worst judgments get them both killed, or find him the redemption he seeks? |
Contributor Bio(s): Welsh, Irvine: - Irvine Welsh is the best-selling author of Trainspotting, Ecstasy, Glue, Porno, Filth, Marabou Stork Nightmares, The Acid House, Skagboys, and, most recently, A Decent Ride. He currently lives in Chicago. T2 Trainspotting was first published as Porno. |