Crime

A triumph… A great, redemptive book… It leaves you wanting more, much more * Observer *Powerful, passionate writing… Welsh gets it just right * Literary Review *Powerful… A bracing and engaging read * Daily Telegraph *Crime is by some distance Welsh’s most restrained and thoughtful work * The Times *You never know what you’re going to get with Irvine Welsh, other than guaranteed intelligence. But what you get here is a triumph. A brave take on paedophile rings and the minds, fast and slow, behind them… There are echoes of rebus, of Christopher Brookmyre, even of Carl Hiaasen… There’s only one Welsh and you should be reading him again * Observer *A disturbing but vital read * Harper’s Bazaar *An anti-Lolita; a cleverly updated view of those who protect children and those who prey on them. It also works as a slick, fast-paced thriller with a surprisingly coherent and engaging hero * Big Issue *There’s a stark immediacy to his prose…frenetically paced thriller * Daily Mail *Running jokes and consciously ludicrous moments come thick and fast * Guardian *The taut dialogue buzzes with snappy ventriloquism. Welsh is one of our most interesting writers on the minutiae of human consciousness * Sunday Telegraph *

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.