Description
| Product ID: | 9781529054064 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Jimmy Dreghorn series |
| Title: | Cast a Cold Eye |
| Subtitle: | Shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize 2023 |
| Authors: | Author: Robbie Morrison |
| Page Count: | 480 |
| Subjects: | Historical crime and mysteries, Historical mysteries, Thriller / suspense fiction, Historical fiction, Thriller / suspense, Historical fiction, Central Scotland, c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A dead man is found executed on a canalboat in 1930s Glasgow, a city at the mercy of religious division and gang violence. Cast a Cold Eye is the second novel in a historical crime series for fans of Abir Mukherjee and Philip Kerr. <p><b>'This is Peaky Blinders territory. Packed with dramatic action and unforgettable characters' – <i>Daily Mail</i></b><br><br><b>'A darkly compelling thriller . . . Morrison succeeds in summoning Depression-era Glasgow in a powerful work of crime fiction' – <i>The Sunday Times</i></b><br><br>Glasgow, 1933.<br><br>Murder is nothing new in the Depression-era city, especially to war veterans Inspector Jimmy Dreghorn and his partner ‘Bonnie’ Archie McDaid. But the dead man found in a narrowboat on the Forth and Clyde Canal, executed with a single shot to the back of the head, is no ordinary killing.<br><br>Violence usually erupts in the heat of the moment – the razor-gangs that stalk the streets settle scores with knives and fists. Firearms suggest something more sinister, especially when the killer strikes again. Meanwhile, other forces are stirring within the city. A suspected IRA cell is at large, embedded within the criminal gangs and attracting the ruthless attention of Special Branch agents from London.<br><br>With political and sectarian tensions rising, and the body count mounting, Dreghorn and McDaid pursue an investigation into the dark heart of humanity – where one person's freedom fighter is another's terrorist, and noble ideals are swept away by bloody vengeance.<br><br><b><i>Cast a Cold Eye</i> by Robbie Morrison is a dark historical crime novel and the sequel to <i>Edge of the Grave</i>, winner of Bloody Scotland's Scottish Crime Debut of the Year.</b></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Macmillan |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-04-13 |
