Paperboy by McSorley, Callum

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Author: McSorley, CallumCrime & mysteryPublished on 12 March 2026 by PUSHKIN PRESS (Pushkin Vertigo) in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 400 pages197 x 130 x 25 | 298g
The dark, rawly comic follow-up to the winner of the McIlvanney Prize for best Scottish crime book of the year, new in paperbackA serious talent Kevin BridgesInventive and witty, with a nerve-shredding finale Chris BrookmyreAn outstanding new writer who is destined to become a very big name Peter JamesDCI Alison McCoist is newly promoted but less popular than ever.Chuck Gardner is the proud owner of both a confidential paper-shredding business and a serious betting habit.When McCoist investigates a rat-nibbled corpse under a flyover, they are both sucked into a deadly stramash of gangland wars and police corruption.Can Chuck solve his gambling and gangster problems before some head-banger feeds him into his own shredder? And can McCoist claw herself out of this shitemire without her own shady dealings coming to light? It might depend on how far shes prepared to goReaders lovePaperboyA fast-paced edge-of-the-seat thriller! I was gripped from the very first page! I loved it! What a book! ARCReviews byM (5 stars)Horrific and darkly humorous in equal measure Chris Cuddihy (5 stars)I love McCoist. What a brilliant character! Im so impressed by how real she is I cant wait for the next one. The ending was just the perfect set up for book #3 Mary Silva (5 stars)