Cast a Cold Eye: A Gripping Scottish Crime Novel Set in 1930s Glasgow, Shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize 2023

A dead man is found executed on a canalboat in 1930s Glasgow, a city at the mercy of religious division and gang violence. Cast a Cold Eye is the second novel in a historical crime series for fans of Abir Mukherjee and Philip Kerr.

Cast a Cold Eye by Robbie Morrison is a dark historical crime novel and the sequel to Edge of the Grave, winner of Bloody Scotland''s Scottish Crime Debut of the Year.

Glasgow, 1933

Murder is nothing new in the Depression-era city, especially to war veterans Inspector Jimmy Dreghorn and his partner ‘Bonnie’ Archie McDaid. But the dead man found in a narrowboat on the Forth and Clyde Canal, executed with a single shot to the back of the head, is no ordinary killing.

Violence usually erupts in the heat of the moment – the razor-gangs that stalk the streets settle scores with knives and fists. Firearms suggest something more sinister, especially when the killer strikes again. Meanwhile, other forces are stirring within the city. A suspected IRA cell is at large, embedded within the criminal gangs and attracting the ruthless attention of Special Branch agents from London.

With political and sectarian tensions rising, and the body count mounting, Dreghorn and McDaid pursue an investigation into the dark heart of humanity – where one person''s freedom fighter is another''s terrorist, and noble ideals are swept away by bloody vengeance.

• | Author: Robbie Morrison
• | Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Apr 13, 2023
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• | Language: eng
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781529054071
• | ISBN-10: 1529054079