To the Dogs
by Louise Welsh
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Pub Date Mar 05 2024 | Archive Date Feb 26 2024
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Description
A darkly comic, gritty novel from the award-winning writer of The Cutting Room, exploring organised crime, institutional corruption and moral compromise in Glasgow
Jim Brennan is flying high. Against all odds, he is a big man at the university, tipped for the head job and an office at the top of the ivory tower. He has a beautiful, accomplished wife and two healthy children. Jim drives an Audi, and his dog is a pedigree bichon frise. Not bad for the son of a hardman who grew up in a room and kitchen.
But for every person who's watched his progress and wanted to hitch a lift, there's someone else desperate to drag him back down. When his son Elliot is arrested on drugs charges, Jim is approached by men he thought he had left safely in his past. Their demands threaten his family, students and reputation.
As the pressure mounts, Jim discovers he is more like his father than he thought. The question is, how far will Professor Jim Brennan go to save the life he built?
Advance Praise
"To the Dogs is easily the best of Welsh’s recent crime novels. I simply could not put it down." —Alex Gray
"Welsh sparkles once more, taking us on a deep dive into Glasgow’s criminal hinterland, as one man’s moral compass spins out of control. A cracking read." —Karen Campbell
"Compelling and assured. [Welsh’s] portrayal of Jim Brennan, of a good man in conflict, is as authentic as it is chilling." —Caro Ramsay
Praise for Louise Welsh:
"Welsh tells the stories that nobody else dares." —Val McDermid
"The specificity and style of Welsh's prose - peppered with such fine Scottish words as 'bawface', 'coorie' and 'shoogly' - the depth of her characterisation and depiction of place, her gallows humour and her compassion all make The Second Cut a superb piece of work." —The Times
"Welsh reclaims her crown as the queen of Glasgow's grubby glamour." —Kirstin Innes
"[Welsh's] skill with plot, character, dialogue and atmosphere fuses the disparate elements into a wholly convincing depiction of a city where glamour and danger, hope and despair, beauty and horror, are frequent partners." —Herald
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781838859817 |
| PRICE | CA$38.50 (CAD) |
| PAGES | 352 |
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Featured Reviews
Carol G, Reviewer
Louise Welsh is a new-to-me author but I'll definitely be looking into some of her previous novels. I was totally captivated by this story, one of the best I've read lately. It's very well written with lots of tension, authentic characters and unique storylines. The reviews for the book are mixed but I just wanted to keep reading every time I picked it up. Unfortunately I was a little disappointed in the ending. I'm not sure what I was expecting but it seemed a bit abrupt and anti-climactic. 4.5 Stars rounded down.
My thanks to Canongate Books via Netgalley for the opportunity to read an advance copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.
Publication: March 5, 2024
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