Praise for Malcolm Mackay

'Gripping and vivid, with a labyrinthine plot involving double- and triple-crossing . . . Mackay succeeds magnificently' Guardian

'Few new novelists have enjoyed such comprehensive acclaim in the critical fraternity as Malcolm Mackay . . . this is a writer who has had critics attempting to come up with new adjectives to praise him. Mackay has conjured and brilliantly sustained an astringent vision of the Scottish underworld' Independent

'Superb . . . Mackay is a true original, managing to conjure up a gripping new way of portraying city-noir. He's no longer a rising star. He's risen' The Times

'Mackay ratchets up the tension like a master' Daily Telegraph'Remarkable . . . "tartan noir" will have a new star' Daily Mail