Books like Bloody January by Alan Parks
When an 18‑year‑old boy shoots a young woman dead in a crowded Glasgow street and then ends his life, journalist Tom McCoy knows it cannot be an isolated act of violence. With a new partner in tow, McCoy taps into his underworld contacts to piece together evidence pointing to a clandestine society operated by Glasgow’s affluent Dunlop family. The investigation reveals a network that thrives on drugs, sex and other illicit indulgences, exploiting the city’s lower echelons—including McCoy’s reformatory‑school friend Stevie Cooper and his on‑off girlfriend, a prostitute named Janey. As McCoy’s superior waves off the case and the Dunlops’ own intimidation tactics mount, the journalist decides to push forward, determined to expose the untouchable power behind the city’s darkness.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Alan Parks
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