Gunner by Alan Parks
Gunner is the opener for a new detective series set during World War II. As such, it delves a little deeper into the past than the author’s award-winning Harry McCoy series, which so vividly recreates 1970s Glasgow. It’s 1941 and former detective Joe Gunner is…
To Die in June by Alan Parks
Alan Parks is rapidly setting the benchmark for dark Scottish crime fiction. Last year he won an Edgar with Bobby March Will Live Forever and the McIlvanney Prize for May God Forgive. Now that we’ve arrived in June 2023 and the sixth Harry McCoy has appeared…
May God Forgive by Alan Parks
May is a good month for the Scottish crime fiction author Alan Parks. In 2022, it has seen him win the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original for Bobby March Will Live Forever, alongside the launch of the latest book in his ‘months’ series, May…
The Doctor will see you now... Alan Parks
Scottish author Alan Parks has reached book five in his series featuring police detective Harry McCoy. The series is set in Glasgow in the 1970s, with each title featuring the name of a month. It began with Bloody January back in 2017, and May God…
New Zealand crime fiction: 12 authors to try
Today we’re joined by Craig Sisterson, creator of New Zealand’s Crime Watch blog and organiser of the country’s Ngaio Marsh Awards, because it’s time to discover some of the country’s best crime authors… Nestled in the bottom corner of the world map, at the farthest…
On the Radar: Deception, illusion and misdirection
Welcome to our weekly On the Radar column, where you’re always guaranteed to find new crime fiction, and more. Nothing is ever straightforward in this genre, otherwise there’d be no fun in it, so we’ll start off gently with Deception by Alan Parks, look for…
Paul Burke: Top five books of 2025
It’s always a pleasure too look back on the year and think about the reads that left a lasting impressions. I have five very different books here but they do share two things: great characters and engrossing storytelling. In 2025, Vera took a final bow…