Synopses & Reviews
The Bullet Trick is a slick literary thriller that delves into the subterranean world of grifters, conmen, exotic dancers and worse from London to Berlin. This is the follow-up novel to Louise Welsh's cult hit The Cutting Room and cements her reputation as being in the company of writers as diverse and interesting as Ian Rankin, A.L. Kennedy, and Ian McEwan.
Synopsis
When down-at-heel Glasgow conjurer William Wilson gets booked for a string of cabaret gigs in Berlin, he's hoping his luck's on the turn. There were certain spectators from his last show who he'd rather forget. Like the one who's now a corpse.
Amongst the showgirls and tricksters of Berlin's scandalous underground Wilson can abandon his heart, his head and, more importantly, his past. But secrets have a habit of catching up with him and, as he gets sucked into certain lucrative after-hours work, the line between what's an act and what's real starts to blur.