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Edge of the Grave

ID 406656
Slug edge-of-the-grave
Contributors
Author : Robbie Morrison
Annotation
Description <p>Glasgow, 1932. When the son-in-law of one of the city&rsquo;s wealthiest shipbuilders is found floating in the River Clyde with his throat cut, it falls to Inspector Jimmy Dreghorn to lead the murder case &ndash; despite sharing a troubled history with the victim&rsquo;s widow, Isla Lockhart.<br /><br />From the flying fists and flashing blades of Glasgow&rsquo;s gangland underworld, to the backstabbing upper echelons of government and big business, Dreghorn and his partner &lsquo;Bonnie&rsquo; Archie McDaid will have to dig deep into Glasgow society to find out who wanted the man dead and why.<br /><br />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 &ndash; or lose his own life in the process?<br /><br /><strong><em>Edge of the Grave</em></strong><strong> 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 McIlvanney&rsquo;s <em>Laidlaw,</em> Denise Mina and Philip Kerr.</strong></p>
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Subjects
330 Spannende boeken algemeen NUR
NSTC
Publisher Pan
Imprint
Language eng
Page count 416
Duration
Publication date first 2021-09-02
Publication date latest 2021-09-02
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Editions
  • ISBN: 9781529054033 (BC)

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