Squeaky Clean
by Callum McSorley
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Pub Date 2 Mar 2023 | Archive Date 7 Mar 2023
Pushkin Press | Pushkin Vertigo
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Description
Half the Glasgow polis think DI Alison McCoist is bent. The other half just think she's a fuck-up.
No one thinks very much at all about carwash employee Davey Burnet, until one day he takes the wrong customer's motor for a ride.
One kidnapping later, he and the carwash are officially part of Glasgow's criminal underworld, working for a psychopath who enjoys playing games like 'Keep Yer Kneecaps' with any poor bastard who crosses him.
Can Davey escape from the gang's clutches with his kneecaps and life intact? Perhaps this polis Ally McCoist who keeps nosing around the carwash could help. That's if she doesn't get herself killed first.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781782278368 |
| PRICE | £16.99 (GBP) |
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Featured Reviews
Maureen M, Reviewer
Davey's in trouble. He borrowed a car from the carwash where he worked and got caught. Bad enough but the car's owner is a top Glasgow gangster and now both Davey and his paranoid boss Shaun have to work for Paulo. Will he ever get out of this alive? He knows some police work for Paulo. DI Alison McCoist may offer him a way out but can she be trusted?
I thoroughly enjoyed this book but be warned, it's not for everyone. It is very violent in places (almost cartoonishly so at times) and I had to skim read some paragraphs. But the characterisation is excellent and I found myself really rooting for Davey. A friend of mine who was a criminal barrister said that most of the people he defended were immature and unable to think about the consequences of their actions. This describes Davey to a T. He had a good reason to borrow Paulo's car - he was desperate to get to court to try to get access to his daughter - but didn't think about what would happen if he got caught. DI McCoist is also a well developed character and I look forward to reading more about her. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.
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