February's Son

On dark nights, someone needs to light a few fires...

Bodies are piling up with messages carved into their chests. Rival gangs are competing for control. New drugs have arrived in Glasgow, and they've brought a different kind of violence to the broken city. The law of the street is changing and demons from Detective McCoy's past are coming back to haunt him.

Can McCoy keep his head up for long enough to deliver justice?

“PRAISE FOR BLOODY JANUARY: An old-school cop novel written with wit and economy . . . Think McIlvanney or Get Carter" IAN RANKIN, author of Knots and Crosses "A potent tale of death . . . Alan Parks's excellent first novel propels him into the top class of Scottish noir authors . . . Detective Harry McCoy . . . is so noir that he makes most other Scottish cops seem light grey" The Times of London "1970s Glasgow hewn from flesh and drawn in blood" PETER MAY, author of I'll Keep You Safe "”

The no-holds-barred action and dialogue smack you in the face like a Glasgow kiss. Cracking The Sun
Pitch-black tartan noir, set in Seventies Glasgow . . . Compelling . . . With an emotional heart that's hard to ignore Daily Mail
A riveting journey through the grim and gritty dark side of 1970s Glasgow . . . A powerful slab of tartan noir Herald
[An] engaging tartan noir page turner Scotsman
A riveting book, begging to be read in as few sittings as possible . . . The macabre and morally ambivalent February's Son is not one that will be quickly or easily forgotten The National
A winning formula . . . All the elements of the classic crime page turner are here Yorkshire Post
A terrifically muscular slice of tartan noir that cements Parks's place amongst the pantheon of great contemporary Scottish crime novelists -- Waterstones
PRAISE FOR BLOODY JANUARY: An old-school cop novel written with wit and economy . . . Think McIlvanney or Get Carter -- IAN RANKIN
A potent tale of death . . . Alan Parks's excellent first novel propels him into the top class of Scottish noir authors . . . Detective Harry McCoy . . . is so noir that he makes most other Scottish cops seem light grey The Times, Book of the Month
1970s Glasgow hewn from flesh and drawn in blood -- PETER MAY

Alan Parks has worked in the music industry for over twenty years. His debut novel Bloody January was shortlisted for the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere. He lives and works in Glasgow. February's Son is the second Harry McCoy thriller.

The second dark and grimy Harry McCoy thriller from the most exciting new voice in Scottish noir. On dark nights, someone needs to light a few fires... Bodies are piling up with messages carved into their chests. Rival gangs are competing for control. New drugs have arrived in Glasgow, and they've brought a different kind of violence to the broken city. The law of the street is changing and demons from Detective McCoy's past are coming back to haunt him. Can McCoy keep his head up for long enough to deliver justice?

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