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Alan Parks

Scotland

Alan Parks has worked in the music industry for over twenty years. His debut novel Bloody January was one of the top crime debuts of 2018 and was shortlisted for the prestigious international crime prize the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. He lives and works in Glasgow.

Awards: Bloody Scotland (2022), Edgar (2022) see all

Genres: Mystery, Historical Mystery

New and upcoming books

July 2026

Deception
(Joseph Gunner)

Series

Harry McCoy
   1. Bloody January (2017)
   2. February's Son (2019)
   3. Bobby March Will Live Forever (2020)
   4. The April Dead (2021)
   5. May God Forgive (2022)
   6. To Die In June (2023)

Joseph Gunner
1. Gunner (2025)
Deception (2026)

Awards

	2022 McIlvanney Prize : May God Forgive
	2022 Edgar Award for Best Paperback original : Bobby March Will Live Forever

Award nominations

	2025 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (longlist) : To Die In June
	2025 McIlvanney Prize (longlist) : Gunner
	2023 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : May God Forgive
	2023 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger (shortlist) : May God Forgive
	2022 Macavity Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Bobby March Will Live Forever
	2021 McIlvanney Prize (nominee) : The April Dead
	2020 Edgar Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : February's Son

Alan Parks recommends

Needless Alley (2023)
(William Garrett, book 1)
Natalie Marlow
"Needless Alley not only evokes 1930s Birmingham in all its dark glory - it introduces characters that are impossible to forget. Read it."

The Second Cut (2022)
(Rilke, book 2)
Louise Welsh
"Brilliant."

All Was Lost (2021)
Steven Maxwell
"Dark, fast-paced and thrilling."

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