Alan Parks

The second instalment in the thrilling WW2 Joseph Gunner series, from the award-winning author of the Harry McCoy books PRAISE FOR GUNNER 'A notably original protagonist . . . swept up in a high-level conspiracy reaching from Whitehall's corridors of power to Berlin and Rudolf Hess's doomed flight to Scotland . . . enthralling' Financial Times 'Great storytelling . . . I loved it' Peter James, #1 bestselling author of the Roy Grace series 'Parks's characters jump out at you and the story fizzes with history and colour. A brilliant thriller to kick off a new series' Sun 'A superb thriller with a gripping, constantly surprising plot, vividly realised characters and brutally authentic descriptions . . . Parks's new series is one to watch' Andrew Taylor, author of The Shadows of London 'Great stuff . . . a vivid sense of place and time and what a main character!' Ian Rankin, #1 bestselling author of the Rebus series 'Perfectly captures the chaos, danger and moral mess of a world turned upside down by conflict' Guardian

A brand new crime series from the award-winning author of the Harry McCoy books'Great storytelling . . . I loved it' Peter James, #1 bestselling author of the Roy Grace seriesMarch 1941. Joseph Gunner is back on the streets of Glasgow after being wounded on the front lines in France.Keeping the pain in his leg at bay with the help of morphine, Gunner, a former detective, is hoping to lie low as the Luftwaffe begins bombing Glasgow.But when he runs into his old boss Drummond, he is persuaded to help examine a body found in the wreckage. When it turns out to be that of a German, mutilated to disguise his identity, Gunner reluctantly agrees to investigate.As he begins to hunt for the truth Gunner runs into old flames and bitter enemies, before finding himself embroiled in a high-level conspiracy that reaches far beyond his hometown of Glasgow.Partly inspired by the true story of Rudolph Hess's secret mission to broker appeasement with Britain during the Second World War, Gunner is an atmospheric and addictive new thriller from one of Britain's best-loved writers.'Great stuff . . . a vivid sense of place and time and what a main character!' Ian Rankin, #1 bestselling author of the Rebus series'A gritty, immersive, genuine page-turner . . . meticulously researched, but with a beautiful light touch' Bridget Walsh, author of the Variety Palace Mysteries

A brand new crime series from the award-winning author of the Harry McCoy books'Great storytelling . . . I loved it' Peter James, #1 bestselling author of the Roy Grace seriesMarch 1941. Joseph Gunner is back on the streets of Glasgow after being wounded on the front lines in France. Keeping the pain in his leg at bay with the help of morphine, Gunner, a former detective, is hoping to lie low as the Luftwaffe begins bombing Glasgow.But when he runs into his old boss Drummond, he is persuaded to help examine a body found in the wreckage. When it turns out to be that of a German, mutilated to disguise his identity, Gunner reluctantly agrees to investigate.As he begins to hunt for the truth Gunner runs into old flames and bitter enemies, before finding himself embroiled in a high-level conspiracy that reaches far beyond his hometown of Glasgow.Partly inspired by the true story of Rudolph Hess's secret mission to broker appeasement with Britain during the Second World War, Gunner is an atmospheric and addictive new thriller from one of Britain's best-loved writers.'Great stuff . . . a vivid sense of place and time and what a main character!' Ian Rankin, #1 bestselling author of the Rebus series'A gritty, immersive, genuine page-turner . . . meticulously researched, but with a beautiful light touch' Bridget Walsh, author of the Variety Palace Mysteries

A woman enters a Glasgow police station to report her son missing, but no record can be found of the boy. When Detective Harry McCoy, seconded from the cop shop across town, discovers the family is part of the cultish Church of Christ's Suffering, he suspects there is more to Michael's disappearance than meets the eye.Meanwhile reports arrive of a string of poisonings of down-and-outs across the city. The dead are men who few barely notice, let alone care about - but, as McCoy is painfully aware, among this desperate community is his own father.Even as McCoy searches for the missing boy, he must conceal from his colleagues the real reason for his presence - to investigate corruption in the station. Some folk pray for justice. Detective Harry McCoy hasn't got time to wait.

WINNER OF THE McILVANNEY PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER 2023Glasgow 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 . . .

FINALIST FOR THE 2022 MCILVANNEY PRIZEDetective Harry McCoy returns in the suspenseful, atmospheric fifth instalment in Alan Park's internationally bestselling thriller series.Glasgow is a city in mourning. An arson attack on a hairdresser's 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, the 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 newspaper: 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 people to do it."A series that no crime fan should miss: dangerous, thrilling, but with a kind voice to cut through the darkness."--Scotsman

WINNER OF THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2022SHORTLISTED FOR THE IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER 2023Glasgow is a city in mourning. An arson attack on a hairdresser's 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, the 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 newspaper: 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 people to do it . . .

SHORTLISTED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE FOR SCOTTISH CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR'One of the great Scottish crime writers' The Times'Brilliant' Sunday Times Crime ClubNO ONE WILL FORGETIn a grimy flat in Glasgow, a homemade bomb explodes, leaving few remains to identify its maker.Detective Harry McCoy knows in his gut that there'll be more to follow. The hunt for a missing sailor from the local US naval base leads him to the secretive group behind the bomb, and their disturbing, dominating leader. If the city is to survive the next explosion, it'll take everything McCoy's got . . .

Winner of the 2022 Edgar Award for Best Paperback OriginalThe third dark and gripping Harry McCoy thriller from the most exciting new voice in Scottish noir.July 1973. The Glasgow drug trade is booming and Bobby March, homegrown rock hero, has overdosed in a downtown hotel. Alice Kelly, meanwhile, is thirteen years old, alone, and missing. Harry McCoy is quietly asked to find his boss's niece, who's fallen in with a dodgy crowd and hasn't been seen for days.McCoy has a hunch that there's a connection between all three events, but the clock is running, the papers are out for blood, and the department wants results.Alan Parks worked in the music business for decades and his familiarity with the industry together with his intimate knowledge of the deeply noir 1970s Glasgow--its music scene, hard men, political infighting, class divisions--make this a pitch-perfect installment in the lauded Harry McCoy series.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE FOR SCOTTISH CRIME BOOK OF THE YEARA TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEARNO ONE WILL FORGET . . .In a grimy flat in Glasgow, a homemade bomb explodes, leaving few remains to identify its maker.Detective Harry McCoy knows in his gut that there'll be more to follow. The hunt for a missing sailor from the local US naval base leads him to the secretive group behind the bomb, and their disturbing, dominating leader.On top of that, McCoy thinks he's doing an old friend a favour when he passes on a warning, but instead he's pulled into a vicious gang feud. And in the meantime, there's word another bigger explosion is coming Glasgow's way - so if the city is to survive, it'll take everything McCoy's got . . .

'Its plot twists and turns . . . Fascinating' The Times'Addictive' iWHO IS TO BLAME WHEN NO ONE IS INNOCENT?There's a heatwave in Glasgow and the drugs trade is booming. The whole force is searching for missing thirteen-year-old Alice Kelly. All except Harry McCoy, who has been taken off the case after a run-in with the boss, and is instead sent alone to investigate the death of rock-star Bobby March, who has just overdosed in the Royal Stuart hotel.The papers want blood. The force wants results. McCoy has a hunch. But does he have enough time?

A TOP TEN SCOTTISH BESTSELLERON DARK NIGHTS, SOMEONE NEEDS TO LIGHT A FEW FIRES . . . Bodies are piling up with messages carved into their chests. Rival gangs are competing for control. New drugs have arrived in Glasgow, and they've brought a different kind of violence to the broken city. The law of the street is changing and demons from Detective McCoy's past are coming back to haunt him.Can McCoy keep his head up for long enough to deliver justice?

»1970-talets Glasgow uthugget i kött och tecknat i blod.« | Peter May »Mörkt och blodigt, men ruggigt bra berättat.« | Lotta Olsson, Dagens Nyheter»En riktigt, riktigt bra debut.« | Gunilla Wedding, Skånska DagbladetNär en tonårspojke skjuter ihjäl en ung kvinna mitt på en trafikerad gata i Glasgow och sedan tar livet av sig är kommissarie Harry McCoy säker på en sak: Det var ingen slumpmässig våldshandling. Tillsammans med sin nya partner använder sig McCoy av sitt nätverk i Glasgows undre värld för att driva utredningen framåt, men snart stöter han på ett hemligt sällskap som leds av stadens rikaste invånare: familjen Dunlop. McCoys chef vill inte att han utreder dem. Dunlop-familjen verkar vara omöjliga att komma åt. Men McCoy har andra idéer...Blodig januari är en tät, vindlande kriminalroman som levandegör den mörka undersidan av sjuttiotalets Glasgow och etablerar Alan Parks som ett av de mest spännande nya namnen inom skotsk noir. ALAN PARKS föddes i Skottand och gick på Glasgows universitet, där han tog sin master i moralfilosofi. Större delen av sitt liv har han arbetet som fotograf och videoregissör inom musikbranschen och gjort omslag och videor åt band som New Order, All Saints och The Streets. Blodig januari är hans debutroman.»Lysande debut. Intensiv, våldsam och så nära du kan komma 1970-talets Glasgow utan en tidsmaskin.« | John Niven »Fantastisk Glasgow-skildring. Jag älskade Alan Parks karaktärer och vill läsa mycket mer om kommissarie Harry McCoy!« | Alex Gray »En klassisk polisroman skriven med finess och ekonomi. Tänk McIlvanney eller Get Carter.« | Ian Rankin»Blodigt och briljant. En påminnelse om vilken mörk plats Glasgow en gång var.« | Louise Welsh

The first in a new series of crime novels from the most exciting new voice in Scottish noir. 'Think McIlvanney or Get Carter' - IAN RANKIN