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Edge of the Grave
Edge of the Grave | Robbie Morrison
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'A mesmerizing debut. Early gangland Glasgow with the gloss razored off' PETER JAMES 'A magnificent and enthralling portrait of a dark and dangerous city . . . Chilling and brutal, but also deeply moving and, most importantly, beautifully written' MARK BILLINGHAM 'Peaky Blinders meets William McIlvanney in this rollocking riveting read' ADRIAN MCKINTY, bestselling author of The Chain Glasgow, 1932. When the son-in-law of one of the citys wealthiest shipbuilders is found floating in the River Clyde with his throat cut, it falls to Inspector Jimmy Dreghorn to lead the murder case despite sharing a troubled history with the victims widow, Isla Lockhart. From the flying fists and flashing blades of Glasgows gangland underworld, to the backstabbing upper echelons of government and big business, Dreghorn and his partner Bonnie Archie McDaid will have to dig deep into Glasgow society to find out who wanted the man dead and why. All the while, a sadistic murderer stalks the post-war city leaving a trail of dead bodies in their wake. As the case deepens, will Dreghorn find the killer or lose his own life in the process? Edge of the Grave by Robbie Morrison is a dark historical crime novel set in Glasgow, 1932. A city still recovering from the Great War; split by religious division and swarming with razor gangs. For fans of William McIlvanneys Laidlaw, Denise Mina and Philip Kerr.
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rabbitprincess
Edge of the Grave | Robbie Morrison
Mehso-so

The Glasgow setting is perfect, and the pairing of Dreghorn and McDaid is a good one. But wow, there is way too much, and too much that‘s disturbing, piled on in the last third of the book. Putting it in a spoiler comment (it also serves as trigger warnings).

rabbitprincess The serial killer mentioned on the cover gets off on tasting the blood of people the kills. There‘s also a prostitution ring, child abuse, implied pedophilia, and incest. 3y
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charl08
Edge of the Grave | Robbie Morrison
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Spending the morning with Glaswegian police (in the 1930s)...

TrishB And some lovely book shelves ♥️ 4y
Cathythoughts 👍🏻❤️📚 4y
charl08 @TrishB @Cathythoughts have issues with lack of space (again!) 4y
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