Paperboy - Callum McSorley
Callum McSorley
- Pages · 400 pages
- Publication Date · 12/03/2026
- Genre · Crime & mystery
The dark, rawly comic follow-up to the winner of the McIlvanney Prize for best Scottish crime book of the year, new in paperback
'A serious talent' Kevin Bridges
'Inventive and witty, with a nerve-shredding finale' Chris Brookmyre
'An outstanding new writer who is destined to become a very big name' Peter James
DCI Alison McCoist is newly promoted but less popular than ever.
Chuck Gardner is the proud owner of both a confidential paper-shredding business and a serious betting habit.
When McCoist investigates a rat-nibbled corpse under a flyover, they are both sucked into a deadly stramash of gangland wars and police corruption.
Can Chuck solve his gambling and gangster problems before some head-banger feeds him into his own shredder? And can McCoist claw herself out of this shitemire without her own shady dealings coming to light? It might depend on how far she's prepared to go...
Readers love Paperboy
"A fast-paced edge-of-the-seat thriller! I was gripped from the very first page! I loved it! What a book!" - ARCReviews byM (5 stars)
"Horrific and darkly humorous in equal measure" - Chris Cuddihy (5 stars)
"I love McCoist. What a brilliant character! I'm so impressed by how real she is... I can't wait for the next one. The ending was just the perfect set up for book #3' - Mary Silva (5 stars)
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