Books like Filth by Irvine Welsh

Name: Filth
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: Irvine Welsh

In Irvine Welsh’s grimly humorous crime drama, Detective Sergeant Bruce Robertson struggles with a chaotic personal life—marital issues, drug addiction, health concerns—while tackling a murder that forces him to confront his own moral limits. Set against the gritty backdrop of Edinburgh, Welsh critiques corruption, power, and excess through Robertson’s unvarnished perspective.

First publish date: 1996

Genre: Crime Fiction/Noir

Authors: Irvine Welsh

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