The Cut Up
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The Cut Up
Narrated by:
Alan Cumming
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Narrated by:
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Alan Cumming
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Louise Welsh
When Rilke hears his old acquaintance Les is fresh out of prison, his inclination is to stay well out of his way. Letting sleeping dogs lie is one thing – but when one of Bowery’s customers winds up dead on their tarmac, Rilke needs a bit of help from his friends to tidy things up. If only his friends didn’t have such a habit of making things worse.
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Critic Reviews
I loved everything about this book - the engaging characters, the credible backdrop to a clear, sharp plot, but most of all the writing. Oh my word, that writing! (ANN CLEEVES)
As gritty as it is compelling, The Cut Up is a thrilling tale of murder, reset and Glasgow's dark and dirty past. No detail slips Welsh's eye for an undercurrent. Wonderful (DENISE MINA)
Louise Welsh is a writer of the finest calibre, and The Cut Up is terrific - razor sharp, super smart and full of heart (DOUG JOHNSTONE)
Praise for Louise Welsh's CUTTING ROOM books: 'Rilke's return is a treat' (PAULA HAWKINS)
Intriguing, assured and unputdownable
Astonishing . . . Rilke is a true original
I doubt I'll read a better book this year. Dark, funny and humane (VAL McDERMID)
Compelling, immersive and brimming with life (GRAEME MACRAE BURNET)
Richly layered, gloriously carnal, bursting with patter and irresistibly seductive (CHRIS BROOKMYRE)
Rilke's world feels rife with possibilities . . . and Welsh's writing is fresh, funny, fearless and fun (JOSEPH KNOX)
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