Edge of the Grave
Jimmy Dreghorn, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Angus King
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By:
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Robbie Morrison
About this listen
Winner of The Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year 2021
Shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year 2021 and the CWA Historical Dagger 2022
Glasgow, 1932. When the son-in-law of one of the city’s wealthiest shipbuilders is found floating in the River Clyde with his throat cut, it falls to Inspector Jimmy Dreghorn to lead the murder case—despite sharing a troubled history with the victim’s widow, Isla Lockhart.
From the flying fists and flashing blades of Glasgow’s gangland underworld, to the backstabbing upper echelons of government and big business, Dreghorn and his partner ‘Bonnie’ Archie McDaid will have to dig deep into Glasgow society to find out who wanted the man dead and why.
All the while, a sadistic murderer stalks the post-war city leaving a trail of dead bodies in their wake. As the case deepens, will Dreghorn find the killer—or lose his own life in the process?
Edge of the Grave by Robbie Morrison is a dark historical crime novel set in Glasgow, 1932. A city still recovering from the Great War; split by religious division and swarming with razor gangs. For fans of William McIlvanney’s Laidlaw, Denise Mina and Philip Kerr.
©2021 Robbie Morrison (P)2021 Macmillan Publishers InternationalCritic Reviews
"A mesmerizing debut. Early gangland Glasgow with the gloss razored off." (Peter James)
"A magnificent and enthralling portrait of a dark and dangerous city.... Chilling and brutal, but also deeply moving and, most importantly, beautifully written." (Mark Billingham)
"Peaky Blinders meets William McIlvanney in this rollocking riveting read." (Adrian Mckinty, best-selling author of The Chain)
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- Alexas McLeod
- 18-06-2023
Give it a chapter or 2
Marvelous and gripping and sad. Im very glad i got this one, I really loved it.
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- Helen Engstrom
- 22-08-2021
A brilliant if dark debut novel
The mean streets of 1930s Glasgow were very mean indeed. This brilliant book combines historical detail with a dark and bloody crime story, with the whole drawn together by wonderfully delineated characters, whom it is impossible not to want to know more of. Inspector Dreghorn is the man we want to marry, or be, while his Sergeant, Bonnie Archie McDade is both a legendary fighter, and a loving father and friend. We want the best for them, but this is Dark and Violent Glasgow, and there is a lot of horror for them to get through. No happy endings here either. Despite that, I am eagerly looking forward to Book 2.
Angus King is PERFECT as narrator.
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- Stan
- 10-10-2023
Another awesome story and performance
I just love Robbie’s books and Angus’ narration
Keep them coming and I keep on buying them
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