Alan Parks
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February's Son
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The second dark and grimy Harry McCoy thriller from the most exciting new voice in Scottish noir
Alan Parks has worked in the music industry for over twenty years. His debut novel Bloody January was shortlisted for the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. He lives and works in Glasgow. February's Son is the second Harry McCoy thriller.
Produktdetails
- A Harry McCoy Thriller
- Verlag: Black Thorn / Canongate Books
- Artikelnr. des Verlages: 5095
- Main
- Seitenzahl: 384
- Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2020
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 198mm x 132mm x 35mm
- Gewicht: 270g
- ISBN-13: 9781786894199
- ISBN-10: 178689419X
- Artikelnr.: 57758232
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Libri GmbH
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The no-holds-barred action and dialogue smack you in the face like a Glasgow kiss. Cracking The Sun
It’s been three weeks since the events of that bloody January. Harry McCoy is about to return to work with the Glasgow police hoping for some more quiet times. But when Murray calls him in early, he knows that it must be serious: a young football stars has been found, not just killed but also …
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It’s been three weeks since the events of that bloody January. Harry McCoy is about to return to work with the Glasgow police hoping for some more quiet times. But when Murray calls him in early, he knows that it must be serious: a young football stars has been found, not just killed but also mutilated. It is obvious quickly that his fame as sports stars wasn’t the reason for his killing, it is much more his engagement with the daughter one of Glasgow’s underworld bosses. And then it all gets very personal: Harry’s past is going to catch up with him and the eager policeman loses control.
I already really liked the first instalment of the Harry McCoy series, but the second was actually even better. This is especially due to the fact that the protagonist gets more contours, becomes more human and thus his character and decision making becomes understandable. The development and insight in this character was for me the strongest and most interesting in reading “February’s Son”.
Again the murder case is quite complex and all but foreseeable. Different cases are actually linked and it takes some time until you understand their connection and their particular relevance for McCoy. The whole series is set in 1973 which means there is a fairly different atmosphere in comparison to many novels set today. Glasgow is an all but friendly town constantly at war, the police’s job is to prevent the worst, not to take care of minor misdoings and therefore, they sometimes need to find less legal ways to keep the upper hand. The tone is harsh at times, certainly nothing for the highly sensitive. Fights are part of everyday life and a bleeding nose is nothing to worry too much about. Yet, this all fits perfectly and creates an authentic atmosphere of a time long gone. It will not be easy to outstrip this novel with a third.
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