The Long Knives by Irvine Welsh - ISBN: 9781787333963
Hardcover
A brutal murder, many suspects, and justice has a sharp edge.

The Long Knives

  • Hardcover

    384 pages

  • Release Date

    25 August 2022

Summary

The highly-anticipated second instalment in the CRIME trilogy, now a hit TV Series

Justice can be a blunt instrument

“Men like him usually tell the story.

In business. Politics. Media.

But not this time- I repeat, he is not writing this story.”

Ritchie Gulliver MP is dead. Castrated and left to bleed in an empty Leith warehouse.

Vicious, racist and corrupt, many thought he had it coming. But nobody could have predicted this.

After the li…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781787333963
ISBN-10:1787333965
Author:Irvine Welsh
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Jonathan Cape Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:25 August 2022
Weight:609g
Dimensions:240mm x 162mm x 35mm
Series:The CRIME series
What They're Saying

Critics Review

If you like your crime dramas Scottish and sweary, this one’s for you.

An ingeniously plotted and propulsive thriller… bristling with risky satire and moral disgust. * Literary Review *
If you like your crime dramas Scottish and sweary, this one’s for you. – Jessie Thompson * Evening Standard, Books to Look Out For 2022 *
A triumph… A great, redemptive book… It leaves you wanting more, much more * Observer, on CRIME *
Powerful, passionate writing… Welsh gets it just right * Literary Review, on CRIME *
Powerful… A bracing and engaging read * Daily Telegraph, on CRIME *

About The Author

Irvine Welsh

Irvine Welsh was born and raised in Edinburgh. His first novel, Trainspotting, has sold over one million copies in the UK and was adapted into an era-defining film. He has written twelve further novels, including Crime and the number one bestseller Dead Men’s Trousers, four books of shorter fiction and numerous plays and screenplays. Irvine Welsh currently lives between London, Edinburgh and Miami.

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