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The Cutting Room
When Rilke, a dissolute auctioneer, comes upon a hidden collection of violent and highly disturbing photographs, he feels compelled to discover more about the deceased owner who coveted them. Soon he finds himself sucked into an underworld of crime, depravity and secret desire, fighting for his life.
Book Details
- Publisher: Canongate Books
- Publish Date: Jun 2nd, 2011
- Pages: 320
- Language: English
- Edition: Main - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.70in - 5.10in - 0.90in - 0.50lb
- EAN: 9780857860866
- Categories: • Erotica - General• Psychological• LGBTQ+ - Gay
About the Author
Louise Welsh is the bestselling author of The Cutting Room, Tamburlaine Must Die, The Bullet Trick and Naming the Bones. She was chosen as one of Britain's Best First Novelists of 2002 by the Guardian. Her awards include the Crime Writers' Association Creasey Dagger for and the Saltire First Book of The Year Award. She lives in Glasgow.
Praise for this book
In Louise Welsh crime fiction has one of its few real literary writers. The Cutting Room is a hugely commendable debut, assured and memorable. Crime fiction may have its prize-winner at last.-- "Independent"
One of the most intriguing, assured and unputdownable debuts to come out of Scotland in recent years . . . A stunning work of fiction.-- "The Sunday Times"
I was hooked from page one. Rilke is not Welsh's only great creation. The huge supporting cast of misfits and outsiders . . . are equally memorable. And Glasgow becomes a character in itself: it is oppressive, foreboding - a dark place for a dark tale.-- "The Guardian"
What makes The Cutting Room so gripping is the combination of suspense and character as the story unfolds through the unusual eyes of Rilke . . . His horror, like the reader's, lies in the terrible intimacy, impersonality and irreversibility of what he witnesses.-- "The Herald"
Welsh upturns tropes and adds depth, seedy detail and Gothic lyricism to the page-turner framework.--Holly Kyte "Telegraph"
A
remarkable first novel-- "New York Times"
remarkable first novel-- "New York Times"
A
captivating novel-- "Vogue"
captivating novel-- "Vogue"
The
Cutting Room fixes itself among a formidable modern pantheon that
includes the novels of Ian McEwan and A.L. Kennedy-- "LA Times Book Review"
Cutting Room fixes itself among a formidable modern pantheon that
includes the novels of Ian McEwan and A.L. Kennedy-- "LA Times Book Review"
Dark
and twisty-- "Publishers Weekly"
and twisty-- "Publishers Weekly"
Archly
composed and cleverly constructed . . . Welsh's willingness to foreground
such big, unsettling questions makes The Cutting Room much
more memorable than the usual ambient noir fare-- "Washington Post"
composed and cleverly constructed . . . Welsh's willingness to foreground
such big, unsettling questions makes The Cutting Room much
more memorable than the usual ambient noir fare-- "Washington Post"
Glasgow
has its own personality, expertly evoked in scenes of Gothic suspense as
Rilke moves through the city. The characters are a spooky mixture of the
charismatic and the devious-- "TLS"
has its own personality, expertly evoked in scenes of Gothic suspense as
Rilke moves through the city. The characters are a spooky mixture of the
charismatic and the devious-- "TLS"
Gleefully
black-- "Guardian"
black-- "Guardian"