The Second Cut

The Second Cut

Signed by the Author

Hardback (27 Jan 2022)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Signed by the author


'I doubt I'll read a better book this year' Val McDermid
'Compelling, immersive and brimming with life' Graeme Macrae Burnet


Auctioneer Rilke has been trying to stay out of trouble, keeping his life more or less respectable. Business has been slow at Bowery Auctions, so when an old friend, Jojo, gives Rilke a tip-off for a house clearance, life seems to be looking up. The next day Jojo washes up dead.

Jojo liked Grindr hook-ups and recreational drugs - is that the reason the police won't investigate? And if Rilke doesn't find out what happened to Jojo, who will?

Thrilling and atmospheric, The Second Cut delves into the dark side of twenty-first century Glasgow. Twenty years on from his appearance in The Cutting Room, Rilke is still walking a moral tightrope between good and bad, saint and sinner.

Book information

ISBN: 2100000281985
Publisher: Canongate Books
Imprint: Canongate
Pub date:
Edition: Signed by the Author
Language: English
Number of pages: 368
Weight: 492g
Height: 146mm
Width: 232mm
Spine width: 38mm