Synopses & Reviews
'[An] inimitable combination of dark realism, satire and psychological insight... complicated, unsettling and at times beautiful."--
Publishers Weekly, starred review
In the wake of a nasty child-murder case, Detective Ray Lennox of the Edinburgh PD has suffered a full-scale breakdown. He's placed on leave for mental retuning and takes off for a few days of sun in Miami. From there, Crime becomes an unmistakably Welshian blend of the macabre and the psychologically astute, as Lennox faces a dwindling supply of antidepressants, a bridal-magazine-toting fiance, and coke-happy locals who lead him back into old habits and leave him to care for a child. Is he really in the right shape to be playing knight-errant to a terrified ten-year-old girl? Will his best instincts and worst judgments get them both killed, or find him the redemption he seeks?
Review
"Welsh applies his singular artistic gifts to a more conventional story line and succeeds admirably. Recommend this dark, intense tale to readers who found his earlier works too difficult, daunting, or foreign." Booklist (Starred Review)
Synopsis
"[An] inimitable combination of dark realism, satire and psychological insight . . . complicated, unsettling and at times beautiful."--, starred review
Synopsis
In the wake of a nasty child-murder case, Detective Ray Lennox of the Edinburgh PD has suffered a full-scale breakdown. He's placed on leave for mental retuning and takes off for a few days of sun in Miami. From there,
Crime becomes an unmistakably Welshian blend of the macabre and the psychologically astute, as Lennox faces a dwindling supply of antidepressants, a bridal-magazine-toting fiancée, and cokehappy locals who lead him back into old habits and leave him to care for a child. Is he really in the right shape to be playing knight-errant to a terrified ten-year-old girl? Will his best instincts and worst judgments get them both killed, or find him the redemption he seeks?
About the Author
Irvine Welsh is the author of Trainspotting, Ecstasy, Glue, Porno, Filth, Marabou Stork Nightmares, The Acid House, If You Liked School, You'll Love Work, Babylon Heights, The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs, Reheated Cabbage and Filth, which will start filming in January. He divides his time between Chicago, Miami, and London.