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Irvine Welsh brings back Edinburgh—home to his earlier works—to launch ‘A Decent Ride’, centered on the infamous character Juice Terry Lawson. A hard‑boiled taxi driver, drug dealer, and occasional porn‑star, Juice drives through the city’s darkest corners, meeting a series of grotesquely vivid characters. As he hunts a missing woman, confronts dangerous rivals, and wrestles with the aftermath of a life‑changing blow to his virility, Welsh delivers a satirical, gritty narrative in whose humor the crime‑packed streets of Scotland come alive.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comic Satire
Authors: Irvine Welsh
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