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Can Nothing Save Us?

The new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Men in Love

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Can Nothing Save Us?

By: Irvine Welsh
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In Las Vegas, Molly and George Warburton lead an eccentric, though comfortable, life. She was once an actress; he used to be her lawyer. Now, as Sin City veers between ferocious heat and equally ferocious storms, the couple are facing up to their future.

Their daughter Gina – fiery, bored of her marriage, desperate for excitement – steers clear of her parents and their outlandish ways. That is, until she makes a shocking discovery: she will not inherit their millions.

Luke, Gina’s college dropout son, lives in the rundown guesthouse in the grounds of Molly and George’s mansion. By day, he writes a dark, disturbing thriller in secret. By night, he works the Strip as a club promoter and escapes into a dizzying, drug-fuelled, dance music fantasy.

Then Luke is pulled into a horrifying sequence of events. Targeted by a mercurial cult leader with a penchant for violence, he becomes ever more suspicious of his grandparents’ new neighbour and the strange deliveries next door. As he flees the dangers of the Nevada desert for a long-awaited music festival, he is unaware that he – and his family – are about to put their lives on the line.

© Irvine Welsh 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Political Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense

Critic Reviews

A new book by Irvine Welsh is always an event . . . No living author is as entertaining to read
So propulsive . . . about as much fun as you can have between two book covers
Powerful . . . A bracing and engaging read
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