Cast a Cold Eye (häftad, eng)

<p><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.<br><br>'This is <i>Peaky Blinders</i> territory.

Packed with dramatic action and unforgettable characters, it casts a hypnotic spell and stirs the blood' &ndash; <i>Daily Mail</i><br><br>'A darkly compelling thriller . . . Morrison succeeds in summoning Depression-era Glasgow in a powerful work of crime fiction' &ndash; <i>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 &lsquo;Bonnie&rsquo; 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 &ndash; 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 &ndash; where one person's freedom fighter is another's terrorist, and noble ideals are swept away by bloody vengeance.</p>

Format	Häftad
Omfång	480 sidor
Språk	Engelska
Förlag	Pan Macmillan
Utgivningsdatum	2024-03-28
ISBN	9781529054088