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Crime

Irvine Welsh

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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?

Book Details

  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
  • Publish Date: May 1st, 2009
  • Pages: 344
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.10in - 5.40in - 1.00in - 0.60lb
  • EAN: 9780393335507
  • Categories: • Mystery & Detective - General

About the Author

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, Dead Men's Trousers.

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Typist. Woke cunt. Failed macrodoser. instagram: irvine.Welsh mastodon: @IrvineWelsh@mastodon.scot blueskies: @irvinewelsh.bsky.social

RT @jockstapley: Anyone looking for a telly series to watch . Look no further than CRIME by Irvine Welsh . Fuckin magic . Great story, seri…

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PhD Int'l Human Rights Law. Award-winning author. Out now: BLACKWATER FALLS. Rep: Danielle Burby @ MWLA. @azkhanbooks Insta & Hive @azkhanbooks@mastodon.world

The writing on Irvine Welsh's Crime is excellent. I hated the foul-mouthed Dougie to begin with, but his scene with the lawyer made me laugh so hard! You watching this? @writerstevens @LaurieGrassi @GraffMarni

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Want to end poverty in the UK? Join us & let’s create work opportunities and a positive impact for those that need it most.

Dougray Scott plays an alcohol-addicted police officer in Irvine Welsh’s new drama Crime. He says society is still ignorant when it comes to the big issues https://t.co/FDzMxowBhS

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Praise for this book

Starred Review. Lolita in reverse. . . . Welsh applies his unique artistic gifts to a more conventional story line and succeeds admirably.-- "Booklist"
A triumph . . . a great, redemptive book . . . leaves you wanting more.--Euan Ferguson "The Guardian"

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