非常干净 麦克尔瓦尼奖苏格兰年度犯罪小说奖得主 Squeaky Clean

基本信息

Format:Paperback / softback 416 pages

Publisher:Pushkin Press

Imprint:Pushkin Vertigo

ISBN:9781782278382

Published:4 Jan 2024

Weight:304g

Dimensions:129 x 197 x 27 (mm)

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

麦克尔瓦尼奖苏格兰年度犯罪小说奖得主摘录了艾莉森·麦考伊斯特的下一部惊悚小说《报童》中的片段 “令人惊奇的成就”《泰晤士报》月度犯罪小说 “喜欢它”凯文·布里奇斯 “值得关注的才华”克里斯·布鲁克米尔 “非常有趣”苏格兰人 “漆黑一片却充满温暖”卡兹·弗里尔 __________ 格拉斯哥警察局一半的人认为警探艾莉森·麦考伊斯特是骗子。另一半人则认为她是个混蛋。没人对洗车店员工戴维·伯内特有太多想法，直到有一天他载了错误客户的车出去兜风。一次绑架事件后，他正式成为格拉斯哥社会的一员，为一个喜欢和任何惹恼他的可怜虫玩“保住你的膝盖骨”之类的游戏的精神病患者工作。戴维能保住膝盖骨并安然无恙地逃离该团伙的魔爪吗？也许这个一直在洗车场四处打探的警察艾莉·麦考伊斯特可以帮忙。前提是她不会先被杀。

WINNER OF THE McILVANNEY PRIZE for SCOTTISH CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR FEATURES AN EXTRACT FROM THE NEXT ALISON MCCOIST THRILLER, PAPERBOY 'Amazingly accomplished' The Times, Crime Book of the Month 'Loved it'Kevin Bridges 'A talent to watch'Chris Brookmyre 'Very funny'Scotsman 'Pitch dark yet dripping with warmth'Caz Frear __________ Half the Glasgow copshop think DI Alison McCoistis bent. No one thinks much at all about carwash employee Davey Burnet, until one day he takes the wrong customer's motor for a ride. One kidnapping later, he's officially part of Glasgow's criminal underworld, working for a psychopath who enjoys playing games like 'Keep Yer Kneecaps' with any poor bastard who crosses him. Can Davey escape from the gang's clutches with his kneecaps and life intact? Perhaps this polis Ally McCoist who keeps nosing around the carwash could help. That's if she doesn't get herself killed first.

作者简介

Callum McSorley 是格拉斯哥的一名作家，他的短篇小说曾发表在《Gutter Magazine》、《Monstrous Regiment》和《New Writing Scotland》上。《Squeaky Clean》是他的处女作，灵感来自他在格拉斯哥东区一家洗车店工作多年的经历。凭借这部小说，Callum 成为有史以来年轻的获得享有盛誉的 McIlvanney 奖的作家，该奖授予年度优质苏格兰犯罪小说。他目前正在创作另一部 Alison McCoist 惊悚小说。

Callum McSorley is a writer based in Glasgow whose short stories have appeared in Gutter Magazine, Monstrous Regiment and New Writing Scotland. Squeaky Clean is his debut novel, inspired by his years working at a car wash in Glasgow's East End. With it, Callum became the youngest ever author to win the prestigious McIlvanney Prize for best Scottish crime novel of the year. He is currently working on another Alison McCoist thriller.