The #1 Sunday Times bestseller is back with a powerful, thrilling new CRIME novel.
A SHOCKING CRIME. A MAVERICK DETECTIVE.
A FINAL CHANCE TO EXPOSE THE TRUTH.
Ray Lennox is determined to escape his darkest days. The former inspector has left Edinburgh for a fresh start in Brighton. Soon, his fixations and addictions have been replaced with quiet evenings and a rigorous fitness regime.
Then Lennox meets Mathew Cardingworth, a rich and smooth-talking property developer. Their encounter reawakens memories that have haunted Lennox for decades.
Lennox has no choice - he must confront the events of his childhood. But as he is pulled into a world of violence and murder, he finds himself asking: what will he...
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 fifteen further novels, including the Sunday Times bestseller Men in Love and the Crime series, four books of shorter fiction and numerous plays and screenplays. Irvine Welsh currently lives between London, Edinburgh and Miami.
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