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When a teenage boy shoots a young woman dead in the middle of a busy Glasgow street and then commits suicide, Detective Harry McCoy is sure of one thing. It wasn't a random act of violence.
With his new partner in tow, McCoy uses his underworld network to lead the investigation but soon runs up against a secret society led by Glasgow's wealthiest family, the Dunlops.
McCoy's boss doesn't want him to investigate. The Dunlops seem untouchable. But McCoy has other ideas . . .
In a helter-skelter tale – winding from moneyed elite to hipster music groupies to the brutal gangs of the urban wasteland – Bloody January brings to life the dark underbelly of 1970s Glasgow and introduces a dark and electrifying new voice in Scottish noir.
Genre: Mystery
With his new partner in tow, McCoy uses his underworld network to lead the investigation but soon runs up against a secret society led by Glasgow's wealthiest family, the Dunlops.
McCoy's boss doesn't want him to investigate. The Dunlops seem untouchable. But McCoy has other ideas . . .
In a helter-skelter tale – winding from moneyed elite to hipster music groupies to the brutal gangs of the urban wasteland – Bloody January brings to life the dark underbelly of 1970s Glasgow and introduces a dark and electrifying new voice in Scottish noir.
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"An authentic freefall through Glasgow's criminal underworld from a great, intriguing new Scottish voice." - Jenni Fagan
"Seriously good. It's brilliantly evocative of the 1970s in Glasgow (and I should know as I was there!). I loved Alan Parks' characters and I want to read a lot more of Detective Harry McCoy!" - Alex Gray
"Gripping and well-crafted." - Quintin Jardine
"Set in 1970s Glasgow where violence is a language everyone speaks, Bloody January is a deliciously dark read. One to be read with the lights on and the doors locked, this book is a must-have for lovers of McIlvanney and all things noir." - Lesley Kelly
"A barnstormer of a crime novel that takes the police procedural and gives it a well-deserved shake. Detective Harry McCoy digs under the surface of 70s Glasgow in all its contradictory glory. Bloody January is relentlessly readable and so well written I couldn't believe it was a debut." - Russel D McLean
"1970s Glasgow hewn from flesh and drawn in blood." - Peter May
"A brilliant debut. Taut, violent and as close you'll get to 1970s Glasgow without a tardis." - John Niven
"A blistering plot, unforgettable characters and writing so sharp it's like it's been written with a knife . . . Detective McCoy is a true noir antihero and the perfect guide through the vice and violence of Glasgow's underbelly. Bloody January firmly sets Alan Parks in the same league as Ian Rankin and Louise Welsh." - Sarah Pinborough
"An old-school cop novel written with wit and economy . . . Think McIlvanney or Get Carter." - Ian Rankin
"Bloody and brilliant. This smasher from Alan Parks is a reminder of how dark Glasgow used to be." - Louise Welsh
"Seriously good. It's brilliantly evocative of the 1970s in Glasgow (and I should know as I was there!). I loved Alan Parks' characters and I want to read a lot more of Detective Harry McCoy!" - Alex Gray
"Gripping and well-crafted." - Quintin Jardine
"Set in 1970s Glasgow where violence is a language everyone speaks, Bloody January is a deliciously dark read. One to be read with the lights on and the doors locked, this book is a must-have for lovers of McIlvanney and all things noir." - Lesley Kelly
"A barnstormer of a crime novel that takes the police procedural and gives it a well-deserved shake. Detective Harry McCoy digs under the surface of 70s Glasgow in all its contradictory glory. Bloody January is relentlessly readable and so well written I couldn't believe it was a debut." - Russel D McLean
"1970s Glasgow hewn from flesh and drawn in blood." - Peter May
"A brilliant debut. Taut, violent and as close you'll get to 1970s Glasgow without a tardis." - John Niven
"A blistering plot, unforgettable characters and writing so sharp it's like it's been written with a knife . . . Detective McCoy is a true noir antihero and the perfect guide through the vice and violence of Glasgow's underbelly. Bloody January firmly sets Alan Parks in the same league as Ian Rankin and Louise Welsh." - Sarah Pinborough
"An old-school cop novel written with wit and economy . . . Think McIlvanney or Get Carter." - Ian Rankin
"Bloody and brilliant. This smasher from Alan Parks is a reminder of how dark Glasgow used to be." - Louise Welsh
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