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'Another brilliantly sharp, witty and tough take on a hard city at a hard time ... a former cop, Russell is Britain's rising crime-writing star' Daily Mirror.
'Through his humorous lens, time and place become razor-sharp ... The lightness of touch is a breath of fresh air in this most crowded of genres ... This is tartan neo-noir at its most entertaining' Sunday Herald.
'Through his humorous lens, time and place become razor-sharp ... The lightness of touch is a breath of fresh air in this most crowded of genres ... This is tartan neo-noir at its most entertaining' Sunday Herald.
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'Another brilliantly sharp, witty and tough take on a hard city at a hard time ... a former cop, Russell is Britain's rising crime-writing star' Daily Mirror. 'Through his humorous lens, time and place become razor-sharp ... The lightness of touch is a breath of fresh air in this most crowded of genres ... This is tartan neo-noir at its most entertaining' Sunday Herald.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book follows on from "Lennox".
A Canadian, former soldier with a shady past, now a private eye in Glasgow, Lennox mixes with the top gangland bosses and no-gooders in Glasgow in the post war years. He's torn between doing good, getting results for the 'bad guys', and the practical situation of actually making money for himself.
If you're Scottish, and old enough to remember the settings, the atmosphere and the humour of the native people, this book is for you.
It's kind of like 'Taggart'. You watch it on TV, and say, 'I've been there!', but Russell describes it as it was in the days when Glasgow was still at the height of industry, with the industrial smog and atmosphere that would have existed back then, only in simple detail. If you remember the old car types/models, the ships berthed on the Clyde, the weather, the Glasgow humour/oneliners, you won't be able to put this down.
The plots in Russell's books have, like many authors' before them, several elements intertwined with a climax in the final chapter, and they make you want to read on to find out how it will all draw to a conclusion.
This book doesn't disappoint, and I for one can't wait for the next in the series
A Canadian, former soldier with a shady past, now a private eye in Glasgow, Lennox mixes with the top gangland bosses and no-gooders in Glasgow in the post war years. He's torn between doing good, getting results for the 'bad guys', and the practical situation of actually making money for himself.
If you're Scottish, and old enough to remember the settings, the atmosphere and the humour of the native people, this book is for you.
It's kind of like 'Taggart'. You watch it on TV, and say, 'I've been there!', but Russell describes it as it was in the days when Glasgow was still at the height of industry, with the industrial smog and atmosphere that would have existed back then, only in simple detail. If you remember the old car types/models, the ships berthed on the Clyde, the weather, the Glasgow humour/oneliners, you won't be able to put this down.
The plots in Russell's books have, like many authors' before them, several elements intertwined with a climax in the final chapter, and they make you want to read on to find out how it will all draw to a conclusion.
This book doesn't disappoint, and I for one can't wait for the next in the series
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
If you've read Lennox 1 this book is a must have. I couldn't put it down and it really was excitement with every turn of the page. I loved the place references as I'm a Glaswegian, but would really really recommend this book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The author continues to paint post war Glasgow as a bleak, dark and violent place in his second Lennox thriller. Here we have Enquiry Agent (Private Eye) Lennox doing as much legitimate work as possible with the occasional job for the "three kings" - the crime lords of Glasgow. Investigating a missing person and doing a job for one of the three kings, Lennox starts to realise there may be a connection and when an FBI agent turns up things could get very messy indeed.
The author pulls a number of strings together with sufficient twists and turns to carry the reader through to the end. Though a dark book with not many redeeming characters, it also has a dark humour, especially in the descriptive narrative. I also like how it captures a time period so well, people wearing hats, smoking and a sense of post war austerity.
I enjoyed it and am delighted that the third book is due out soon.
The author pulls a number of strings together with sufficient twists and turns to carry the reader through to the end. Though a dark book with not many redeeming characters, it also has a dark humour, especially in the descriptive narrative. I also like how it captures a time period so well, people wearing hats, smoking and a sense of post war austerity.
I enjoyed it and am delighted that the third book is due out soon.
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Glasgow patter
I really enjoyed this book. It had all the elements of a good crime novel as well as being really funny with its typically Glasgow patter - which made this novel for me. Read more
Published 12 days ago by adeleandstephen
vivid portrait of Glasgow in the fifties
Paints a very vivid portrait of Glasgow in the fifties. Love the idea that Glaswegians have a similar relationship with rain as the Icelandic do with snow. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Aberter
Not up to scratch
I started this book expecting something great given the previous reviews. What a let down. It's like a very pale Raymond Chandler parody or am I missing the point and this is... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Siblah
Do other readers have problems when stories are set in locales that...
This is an engaging, quick-fire read but still has something missing for me. I get the impression that the author has had the ideas and characters in mind and he's shoe-horned them... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Big Jim
Noir at its most tartan.
I don't know about you, but when I'm browsing for a new book, the opening paragraph is of vital importance. If the first paragraph grabs me, I'll buy the book. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Nettie Thomson
One of the best books i have read
This is a follow up to Lennox, which was an excellent read in itself.
Craig Russell has really created a character that could give Rebus a run for his money. Read more
Craig Russell has really created a character that could give Rebus a run for his money. Read more
Published 18 months ago by glasgowjim
NOIR CRIME AND NOIR HUMOUR
This is the excellent follow up to Lennox, featuring our wise cracking 'Canadian in Glasgow' PI...Lennox. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Mr. A. I. Harrison
Falls just short of excellent
The Product Description and other reviewers have done a good job giving details of plot and characters. This review is intended to supplement them with a bit more detail. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Alex McEwan
I'll See You, Jimmy. Again. And Again.
Following up from the first Lennox novel of that name, this is another romper of a novel with violence, humour, wonderful characterizations, sex, squalor and riches in abundance. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mr. R. Riley
sustaining
Enjoyed it as much as the first Lennox novel. The cliches and the patronising 'Glasgow background' remain overpowering, and the one dimensional characters, the thick Heilin' polis,... Read more
Published 21 months ago by catholic reader
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