The Cutting Room
- 27 Jan 2022
- 9781838850906
- £8.99
- 320 pp
- 129×198mm
- 27 Jan 2022
- 9781838850913
- £25
- 8 hrs 28 min
- 30 Oct 2008
- 9781847673930
- £7.19
- 320 pp
In a few words
The award-winning and atmospheric crime cult classic from bestselling author Louise Welsh – ‘Unputdownable’ Sunday Times
In a few words
The award-winning, atmospheric debut novel from bestselling author Louise Welsh
In a few words
The award-winning and atmospheric crime cult classic from bestselling author Louise Welsh – ‘Unputdownable’ Sunday Times
One of the most intriguing, assured and unputdownable debuts to come out of Scotland in recent years . . . A stunning work of fiction
A remarkable first novel
One of the most intriguing, assured and unputdownable debuts to come out of Scotland in recent years . . . A stunning work of fiction
A remarkable first novel
One of the most intriguing, assured and unputdownable debuts to come out of Scotland in recent years . . . A stunning work of fiction
A remarkable first novel
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‘Unputdownable’ Sunday Times
‘I was hooked from page one’ Guardian
When Rilke, a dissolute auctioneer, comes upon a hidden collection of violent and highly disturbing photographs, he feels compelled to discover more about the deceased owner who coveted them. Soon he finds himself sucked into an underworld of crime, depravity and secret desire, fighting for his life.
More about
the book
‘Unputdownable’ Sunday Times
‘I was hooked from page one’ Guardian
When Rilke, a dissolute auctioneer, comes upon a hidden collection of violent and highly disturbing photographs, he feels compelled to discover more about the deceased owner who coveted them. Soon he finds himself sucked into an underworld of crime, depravity and secret desire, fighting for his life.
More about
the book
‘Unputdownable’ Sunday Times
‘I was hooked from page one’ Guardian
When Rilke, a dissolute auctioneer, comes upon a hidden collection of violent and highly disturbing photographs, he feels compelled to discover more about the deceased owner who coveted them. Soon he finds himself sucked into an underworld of crime, depravity and secret desire, fighting for his life.
I was hooked from page one. Rilke is not Welsh's only great creation. The huge supporting cast of misfits and outsiders . . . are equally memorable. And Glasgow becomes a character in itself: it is oppressive, foreboding – a dark place for a dark tale
Astonishingly this is a first novel, catapulting Welsh straight into the superstar league, while establishing Rilke as a true original
Welsh upturns tropes and adds depth, seedy detail and Gothic lyricism to the page-turner framework
The Cutting Room fixes itself among a formidable modern pantheon that includes the novels of Ian McEwan and A.L. Kennedy
I was hooked from page one. Rilke is not Welsh's only great creation. The huge supporting cast of misfits and outsiders . . . are equally memorable. And Glasgow becomes a character in itself: it is oppressive, foreboding – a dark place for a dark tale
Astonishingly this is a first novel, catapulting Welsh straight into the superstar league, while establishing Rilke as a true original
Welsh upturns tropes and adds depth, seedy detail and Gothic lyricism to the page-turner framework
The Cutting Room fixes itself among a formidable modern pantheon that includes the novels of Ian McEwan and A.L. Kennedy
I was hooked from page one. Rilke is not Welsh's only great creation. The huge supporting cast of misfits and outsiders . . . are equally memorable. And Glasgow becomes a character in itself: it is oppressive, foreboding – a dark place for a dark tale
Astonishingly this is a first novel, catapulting Welsh straight into the superstar league, while establishing Rilke as a true original
Welsh upturns tropes and adds depth, seedy detail and Gothic lyricism to the page-turner framework
The Cutting Room fixes itself among a formidable modern pantheon that includes the novels of Ian McEwan and A.L. Kennedy
Louise Welsh
View profileLouise Welsh is an award-winning author of eight novels. The Cutting Room, her debut novel, won the Crime Writers’ Association John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award and the Saltire First Book of The Year Award. In 2018, she was awarded the Most Inspiring Saltire First Book Award winner by public vote. She is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow.
@louisewelsh00
Louise Welsh
View profileLouise Welsh is the bestselling author of eight novels. Her awards include the Crime Writers’ Association Creasey Dagger and the Saltire First Book of The Year Award. She is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow.
@louisewelsh00
Louise Welsh
View profileLouise Welsh is an award-winning author of eight novels. The Cutting Room, her debut novel, won the Crime Writers’ Association John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award and the Saltire First Book of The Year Award. In 2018, she was awarded the Most Inspiring Saltire First Book Award winner by public vote. She is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow.
@louisewelsh00
