Resolution

Brilliant * Daily Express *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 in Crime is a triumph… There’s only one Welsh and you should be reading him again * Observer *Welsh writes with a skill, wit and compassion that amounts to genius. He is the best thing that has happened to British writing for decades * Sunday Times *If you like your crime dramas Scottish and sweary, this one’s for you * Evening Standard *Trainspotting is the best book ever written by man or woman… Deserves to sell more copies than the Bible * Rebel Inc *Irvine Welsh is more than happy to assault current shibboleths… unsparing… caustic stuff.. those who relish his unvarnished, in-your-face narratives will get more than their money’s worth * Financial Times *Resolution continues the industrially gritty travails of Ray Lennox… slowly developing into one of Welsh’s most enigmatic, enduring and intriguing characters * Scotland on Sunday *Welsh’s crime trilogy reaches a grisly conclusion in this revenge tragedy… [the] plot twists keep the pages turning * Mail on Sunday *There’s no denying…[Welsh’s] ability to plum the more toxic reaches of masculinity and the nightmares they conceal * The Times *

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 fourteen further novels, including the number one Sunday Times bestseller Dead Men’s Trousers, four books of shorter fiction and numerous plays and screenplays. Irvine Welsh currently lives between London, Edinburgh and Miami.