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May God Forgive (A Harry McCoy Thriller) Hardcover – April 28, 2022
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Glasgow is a city in mourning. An arson attack on a hairdresser's has left five dead. Tempers are frayed and sentiments running high.
When three youths are charged the city goes wild. A crowd gathers outside the courthouse but as the police drive the young men to prison, the van is rammed by a truck, and the men are grabbed and bundled into a car. The next day, the body of one of them is dumped in the city centre. A note has been sent to the newspaper: one down, two to go.
Detective Harry McCoy has twenty-four hours to find the kidnapped boys before they all turn up dead, and it is going to mean taking down some of Glasgow's most powerful people to do it . . .
- Print length384 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherCanongate Books
- Publication dateApril 28, 2022
- Dimensions6.38 x 1.38 x 9.45 inches
- ISBN-101838856749
- ISBN-13978-1838856748
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- Publisher : Canongate Books; Main edition (April 28, 2022)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 384 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1838856749
- ISBN-13 : 978-1838856748
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.38 x 1.38 x 9.45 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,868,240 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #15,377 in Science Fiction Crime & Mystery
- #17,346 in Historical Thrillers (Books)
- #29,261 in Police Procedurals (Books)
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About the author
Alan Parks has worked in the music industry for over twenty years. His debut novel Bloody January was shortlisted for the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. His second novel February's Son was shortlisted for the Edgar Awards. He lives and works in Glasgow.
Bobby March Will Live Forever is the third Harry McCoy thriller.
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- Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2022It’s 1974 and tensions are running high in Glasgow following the death of three women and two children in an arson attack on a hairdressing salon. DS Harry McCoy, just out of hospital after four weeks with a bleeding ulcer, is amongst a very angry crowd outside the courthouse where three young men have been charged with murder. As the van taking them to Barlinnie prison leaves, it’s rammed by a speeding lorry and the three men are pulled out of the van and into a waiting car. The following day one the body of one of the young men, battered and tortured is found with a note saying “One down, two to go.”
DI Murray reluctantly allows Harry back to work as his other detectives have their hands full trying to find the remaining two arsonists, even though Harry is clearly still not well and isn’t following his doctor’s orders to stop smoking and drinking, rest and eat better. With no idea who has the men and why they are being tortured, Harry has to resort to using his criminal contacts for information and leads. After Harry witnesses the apparent suicide of a homeless man he knows well, he is also assigned to find out if he was murdered.
This is excellent, gritty Scottish crime, dripping with suspense and tension. The 1970 streets of Glasgow are grimy, tough and violent and already awash with drugs but Harry is right at home. He may be flawed and carry a lot of damage from his past but he’s a determined and insightful cop. Although if he continues drinking and ignoring his health there may not be too many more sequels. The plot is complex and multistranded but comes together brilliantly after a few false turns and twists. Highly recommended!
- Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2022Keeps one's attention; quite a few Glaswegean language nouns, but authentic.
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- Mary StewartReviewed in Canada on March 1, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Great mystery series by Alan Parks
Excellent book and excellent series. Buy them.
- ARReviewed in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!
Having read the other in this series I had to read this in 1 sitting- WOW! Harry McCoy is a brilliant cop of his day and the story is just so true to how Glasgow was at that time. It is very descriptive and you could not see how the story was going to unfold - all very edge of the seat stuff - thank goodness I discovered this brilliant author - you will love these books - promise
- RomanReviewed in Germany on September 2, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars The next best thing
Excellent, refreshing read. Will try other books by this author.
- ScotDrumReviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2024
4.0 out of 5 stars Shaky on UK Police Structuring.
These are very well written books, but I have two problems.
The first is thatThe author, Alan Parks needs to do some basic research into UK police force structures. These books purport to be procedurals, but we are not informed of the ranks of McCoy and Wattie. They appear to be of equivalent rank, but McCoy is the boss. It is apparent that Murray and McCoy have history which pre-dates the polis, and that McCoy has an unusually personal relationship with Murray, who, apparently is a Detective Chief-Inspector, although the implied job description suggests Superintenent (but this is not my beef).
McCoy is addressed as McCoy (no problem), but he is also addressed by all and sundry, including polis as"Detective", and even Detective (Harry) McCoy. This is wrong, and doesn't happen. It also suggests pandering to a US audience, despite the very accurate vernacular writing style which rather excludes a US reader. Get this right and I won't be so distracted by what I see as errors.
Sometimes, and this develops through the series, some of the crucial elements of McCoy and Wattie's solutions are just too coincidental. This can happen, but not as a matter of routine. Crimes are solved by sheer slog by a team which should include researchers, who can often be retired polis working as civilians, not by a lone wolf whose boss usually has no clue where he (McCoy) is or what he is doing.
I don't want to write the books. Parks does a good job, but please try for more authenticity so that I, and I suspect others, can read without distraction.
And please don't use her and him when it should be she and he. That's basic grammar. Otherwise, I am a fan.
- Amazon CustomerReviewed in the United Kingdom on June 8, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Another wee cracker
This compelling, skilfully crafted series doesn't disappoint. A vivid whirl of sleazy characters/victims/aggressors and justice seekers, merging, repelling, and struggling to co-exist.