February’s Son
- 30 Jan 2020
- 9781786894199
- £9.99
- 384 pp
- 129×198mm
- 31 Jan 2019
- 9781786894182
- £7.99
- 384 pp
In a few words
The second dark and grimy Harry McCoy thriller from the most exciting new voice in Scottish noir
In a few words
The second dark and grimy Harry McCoy thriller from the most exciting new voice in Scottish noir
The no-holds-barred action and dialogue smack you in the face like a Glasgow kiss. Cracking
Pitch-black tartan noir, set in Seventies Glasgow . . . Compelling . . . With an emotional heart that's hard to ignore
A riveting journey through the grim and gritty dark side of 1970s Glasgow . . . A powerful slab of tartan noir
Pitch-black tartan noir, set in Seventies Glasgow . . . Compelling . . . With an emotional heart that's hard to ignore
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A TOP TEN SCOTTISH BESTSELLER
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?
More about
the book
A TOP TEN SCOTTISH BESTSELLER
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?
A riveting journey through the grim and gritty dark side of 1970s Glasgow . . . A powerful slab of tartan noir
[An] engaging tartan noir page turner
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
A winning formula . . . All the elements of the classic crime page turner are here
Excellent . . . Full of surprises, streaked with compassion – that highlights the art of tartan noir. McCoy and Cooper . . . make one hell of a damaged duo. Their fascinating relationship provides the real intrigue
[An] engaging tartan noir page turner
Parks' writing style is to the point . . . The plot zips along . . . McCoy is a man many will enjoy spending time with. Casting agents will already be weighing which actor should pull on his raincoat
The no-holds-barred action and dialogue smack you in the face like a Glasgow kiss. Cracking
Alan Parks
View profileAlan 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. He lives and works in Glasgow.
February’s Son is the second Harry McCoy thriller.
Alan Parks
View profileAlan 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. He lives and works in Glasgow.
February’s Son is the second Harry McCoy thriller.
