by Irvine Welsh
First published 1996
Detective Sergeant Bruce Robertson has it all - a cocaine habit, a string of affairs, and a promotion on the horizon. But as his personal life spirals out of control, a messy murder investigation threatens to unravel him. Trapped in a web of sleaze and power, Bruce must confront the darkest corners of his own psyche to survive. In this blackly comic tale of corruption and conscience, one man's quest for self-destruction takes an unexpected turn.
Genres: fiction, mystery, crime, thriller, psychological-thriller, dark
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: dark-protagonist, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Edinburgh (Scotland), Scotland
Period: 20th-century
393 pages · Paperback · Vintage
Content warnings: addiction, drug-use, violence