Bobby March Will Live Forever
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4.5 • 4 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
'Its plot twists and turns . . . Fascinating' The Times
'Addictive' i
WHO IS TO BLAME WHEN NO ONE IS INNOCENT?
There’s a heatwave in Glasgow and the drugs trade is booming. The whole force is searching for missing thirteen-year-old Alice Kelly. All except Harry McCoy, who has been taken off the case after a run-in with the boss, and is instead sent alone to investigate the death of rock-star Bobby March, who has just overdosed in the Royal Stuart hotel.
The papers want blood. The force wants results. McCoy has a hunch. But does he have enough time?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Set in 1973 Glasgow, Scotland, Edgar finalist Parks's solid third unapologetically violent crime novel featuring Harry McCoy (after 2019's February's Son) immerses the police detective in the drug and music-fueled counterculture of the times. Assigned to uncover the mystery surrounding the overdose death of a rock star found dead in a hotel room, McCoy must also resolve a botched case involving an abducted child in which the wrongfully accused man committed suicide while in custody. Complicating matters is a covert mission from McCoy's chief, who has tasked the detective to find his 15-year-old runaway niece, who may be living with her thug of a boyfriend. Though the narrative early on feels unfocused, it quickly gains purpose and momentum, and builds to an impressively powerful conclusion. Maneuvering through the mean streets of Glasgow, the morally ambiguous, deeply flawed McCoy makes an ideal antihero. The meticulously described setting is so suggestive readers may even catch whiffs of stale cigarette smoke and patchouli. Fans of Scottish noir will be satisfied.
