To The Shades Descend
(2024)(The third book in the Dr Jack Cuthbert Mystery series)
A novel by Allan Gaw
To the Shades Descend
‘Giving them back their names is one thing, giving them justice is quite another.’
A visit to Glasgow for a job interview in 1931 unexpectedly places Dr Jack Cuthbert at the centre of things. While there, a devastating crime is committed in the city, and as an experienced pathologist, he is called upon to help with the mass of casualties.
Out of his normal surroundings, and working with strangers, Cuthbert has to navigate his way through a political as well as a pathological minefield. Unwittingly, he finds himself working at the intersection between rising British fascism, anti-Semitism and the infamous Glasgow razor gangs. To solve the case, Cuthbert needs all the expertise he can muster from those around him.
But who can he trust?
Genre: Mystery
‘Giving them back their names is one thing, giving them justice is quite another.’
A visit to Glasgow for a job interview in 1931 unexpectedly places Dr Jack Cuthbert at the centre of things. While there, a devastating crime is committed in the city, and as an experienced pathologist, he is called upon to help with the mass of casualties.
Out of his normal surroundings, and working with strangers, Cuthbert has to navigate his way through a political as well as a pathological minefield. Unwittingly, he finds himself working at the intersection between rising British fascism, anti-Semitism and the infamous Glasgow razor gangs. To solve the case, Cuthbert needs all the expertise he can muster from those around him.
But who can he trust?
Genre: Mystery
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