'A full-tilt sprint through the Glaswegian criminal underground' David Goodman, author of A Reluctant Spy

'Destined to become a very big name' Peter James

'The vibe is Taggart rewritten by Mick Herron' The Times

DCI Alison McCoist is up to the oxters in Glasgow's shadiest police unit, with a list of guilty secrets growing longer by the day.

Fran Forbes has just bolted from the scene of a gangland massacre with only a shite-stained tracksuit and a memory stick full of cryptocurrency to his name.

Ally is tasked with looking into this latest underworld rammy and ends up working with some bampots even dodgier than her polis pals. Can she keep Fran from being turned into mince by a Russian OCG and finally free herself from the fankle of police corruption she's caught in? An enemy from Ally's past is determined her story won't have such a happy ending...



Callum McSorley is a writer based in Glasgow, where he grew up. His debut thriller, Squeaky Clean, was published to great acclaim and went on to win the prestigious McIlvanney Prize for best Scottish Crime Book of the Year. The second Ally McCoist thriller, Paperboy, was also shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize.