It's Glasgow in the down-and-dirty 70s, and mostly honest cop Harry McCoy is trying to solve a series of bombings, even as his childhood best friend (a murderous crime boss) tries to shore up his empire in Alan Parks' The April Dead.
Parks has become one of my favorite contemporary crime writers, and although this one is not a favorite in the series it still has a lot going for it. Not as downbeat as some of its predecessors until a fairly graphic and gory third act.
These are bracingly good, tough reads laced with inky-black humor. This one is not as free-standing as some of the previous novels, so best enjoyed if you go back to Bloody January and work forward. Which I would recommend any crime reader do.
I checked this out from the Henry County-New Castle Public Library in New Castle, Indiana and read it quickly.
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