As someone brought up in Glasgow, I can often spot a crime novelist who picks the city for a location just because it "seems" dangerous, but doesn't the first thing about of the place. Although this is my first Campbell Armstrong, you can tell he has a real feel for its gritty underworld. The characters are well-drawn, the city grim, the plot slick. I won't give too much of the story away (I'm sure there'll be plenty of others willing to do it), but this is a fast-paced thriller, with a great eye for detail (severed hands, anyone?), and a dark look at the human psyche: one hell of a read.