May God Forgive - (Harry McCoy) by Alan Parks (Paperback)

About the Book

"Detective Harry McCoy returns in the suspenseful, atmospheric fifth installment in Alan Park's internationally bestselling thriller series. Glasgow is a city in mourning. An arson attack on a hairdresser's has left five dead. Tempers are frayed and sentiments running high. When three youths are charged the city goes wild. A crowd gathers outside the courthouse but as the police drive the young men to prison, the van is rammed by a truck, and the men are grabbed and bundled into a car. The next day, the body of one of them is dumped in the city centre. A note has been sent to the newspaper: one down, two to go. Detective Harry McCoy has twenty-four hours to find the kidnapped boys before they all turn up dead, and it is going to mean taking down some of Glasgow's most powerful people to do it" --

Book Synopsis

FINALIST FOR THE 2022 MCILVANNEY PRIZE

Detective Harry McCoy returns in the suspenseful, atmospheric fifth instalment in Alan Park's internationally bestselling thriller series.

Glasgow is a city in mourning. An arson attack on a hairdresser's has left five dead. Tempers are frayed and sentiments running high.

When three youths are charged the city goes wild. A crowd gathers outside the courthouse but as the police drive the young men to prison, the van is rammed by a truck, and the men are grabbed and bundled into a car. The next day, the body of one of them is dumped in the city centre. A note has been sent to the newspaper: one down, two to go.

Detective Harry McCoy has twenty-four hours to find the kidnapped boys before they all turn up dead, and it is going to mean taking down some of Glasgow's most powerful people to do it.

"A series that no crime fan should miss: dangerous, thrilling, but with a kind voice to cut through the darkness."--Scotsman

Review Quotes

FINALIST

Grand Prix de Littérature Policière

2022 Mcillvanney Prize

Praise for May God Forgive

★ "Noir has long been the dominant color in the palette of such Scottish writers as Ian Rankin and Denise Mina, but Parks manages to find a deeper shade of black, only slightly attenuated by Harry's willingness to go far off the grid to extract a wee bit of justice."--Booklist (Starred Review)

★ "A Glasgow native, Parks provides a crisp, authentic look and feel to the back alleys, rough neighborhoods, and ramshackle tenements of his hometown. This entry ranks with the best of Ian Rankin and Stuart MacBride."--Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

"Harry McCoy is the brightest dark star on the Tartan Noir scene for some time and in future critics of Scottish crime fiction will surely be referring to the triumvirate of Laidlaw, Rebus and McCoy... May God Forgive is crime fiction which pulls no punches, powerfully told and, at times, heartbreakingly poignant... One of the crime novels of 2022."--Mike Ripley, Getting Away With Murder

"The fifth Harry McCoy thriller is as punchy, compulsive and, at times, as downright nasty as ever."--The Herald Scotland

Praise for the Detective Harry McCoy Thriller Series

"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."--Publishers Weekly

"Parks' sprawling plot offers not tidy whodunit puzzles but a wide-angle view of a gritty city in the grip of crime, home to an entertaining cross section of characters. Broad-shouldered McCoy is suitably unflappable as he walks Glasgow's mean streets."--Kirkus Reviews

"Parks captures the feel of a city long vanished in a breathless and tense retro crime caper."--The Sun

"A series that no crime fan should miss: dangerous, thrilling, but with a kind voice to cut through the darkness."--Scotsman

"Pitch-black tartan noir, set in 70s Glasgow...Compelling...with an emotional heart that's hard to ignore."--Daily Mail