- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd (3 July 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0224080520
- ISBN-13: 978-0224080521
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 581,405 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Socialist Review, Charlotte Bence
'...essentially a stunning exploration of the darkest parts of the human psyche, one which will haunt the reader...'
New Statesman, Rowena Macdonald
`There is no doubt that Crime is a page-turner'
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Irvine has produced an uncomfortable read this time. Crime is a book that makes you think and confront some issues you'd rather not know about. It suffered, in my opinion, from it's setting. As a fan of gritty British fiction I was immediately switched off by a book set in America (no reflection on Americans by the way - I do like the place!) however, I found the back story on Ray Lennox and his development as a character fascinating.
In a nutshell, it's for grown ups and should be read as a standalone book rather than suffering comparisons with 'Trainspotting' or 'Glue'.
In a nutshell, it's for grown ups and should be read as a standalone book rather than suffering comparisons with 'Trainspotting' or 'Glue'.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Did somebody say drugs, profanity, and a Scottish accent... it must be Irvine Welsh. I must admit I am usually put off Welsh's books due to these three things (or the over-use of them), but Crime offers the reader something else; although the language in this novel does get 'colourful' at times and there is drug use within the pages of this book, this isn't just shock for shocks sake. This is a novel thats gritty, thought provoking and powerful.
It tells the tale of Ray Lennox a Scottish police officer in Miami due to having a stress related breakdown and while there stumbles upon a young girl who is the target of a paedophile ring.
The main narative is alternated with chapters detailing the events that happened prior to his breakdown, these chapters are written from an intense second-person perspective that really drags the reader into the novel and doesn't allow them to leave.
This novel is extremely hard to put down, and a must-read for enyone wanting to read a satisfying and deep novel.
It tells the tale of Ray Lennox a Scottish police officer in Miami due to having a stress related breakdown and while there stumbles upon a young girl who is the target of a paedophile ring.
The main narative is alternated with chapters detailing the events that happened prior to his breakdown, these chapters are written from an intense second-person perspective that really drags the reader into the novel and doesn't allow them to leave.
This novel is extremely hard to put down, and a must-read for enyone wanting to read a satisfying and deep novel.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm a big fan of Irvine Welsh and can see why readers found this book a departure. It's called 'Crime' and, in a sense, the clue is in that title. In lots of ways, this reads like a typical crime novel. It has more of a coherent storyline than anything he's written in years. I know that us fans love the druggie pointlessness of some of his earlier books but, for me, there's nothing wrong with a good writer going for a good story, and I think that's what Welsh does here. It's a very grown up book. My problem, in the past, with Welsh's books and stories has been how often there's no redemption for his characters. They start off way down low and end up lower. This book, though, breaks that trend and we see a very rounded, realistic character fighting his own demons and those of others and, to some extent, winning that battle. If I had a criticism it would be that this didn't feel like the same Ray Lennox from Filth. In fact, he seemed like a completely different bloke. But that's a minor point. Overall, I enjoyed it very much.
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Crime - steals the show
I started reading Crime straight after Room by Emma Donoghue. With a similar subject matter but much grittier approach, I found both books equally compelling reads. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Drever
Welsh quality - man rescues girl from Paedo ring...
this is an excellent book, do not let the subject matter (paedophile ring) put you off it's brilliance. Read more
Published 14 months ago by T. BROOKES
Has he lost his way?
I had hoped for a lot from Crime, especially since I am a huge fan of his previous works Porno, Trainspotting, Ecstasy, and especially Filth, the book to which Crime is a loose... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Matei Clej
Crime
A loose follow up novel from Filth, (Containing the same primary character). Crime was a good read, Irvine Welsh has been off the boil lately (In my opinion) but Crime was a well... Read more
Published on 10 May 2010 by Mr. M. Harvey
A Taut Thriller; Also a Probing Look at the Pedophiliac World
"Crime," a new novel by Scottish author Irvine Welsh, now comes to us in paperback. Welsh is the critically-acclaimed author of Trainspotting; (made into a movie of the same... Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2010 by Stephanie DePue
Who said it doesn't pay !
What with him being a writer an all that young Mr Welsh does seem to have a way with words. I thoroughly enjoyed this bit of fiction, it draws a little bit from the frame of... Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2010 by D. J. J. Lavin
Crime Sucks
[url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crime-Irvine-Welsh/dp/009950698X]Crime[/url] drops Welsh's junkie cop on the edge, Ray Lennox, in Miami on a stress induced holiday with his bride to... Read more
Published on 29 Nov 2009 by Mick O'Dwyer
Excellent stuff
This is a great book, especially if you want to be entertained with a interesting story.
Published on 16 Oct 2009 by Cormac Mac
sprinkled with genius
it's funny the way that if an artist's first offering is groundbreaking,they spend the rest of their career trying to prove themselves to everyone over and over. Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2009 by J. D. E. Nelson
Welsh's most serious, mature novel...though not his magnum opus.
'Crime' is Welsh's 10th book, and his 7th novel, since his debut, 'Trainspotting', written in 1993.
Welsh has come a long way with 'Crime', from writing about heroin addicts... Read more
Welsh has come a long way with 'Crime', from writing about heroin addicts... Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2009 by Peter M. Bryan
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