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• A 3rd novel still very impactful!

  Novel #3 Harry McCoy series. Intense heatwave hits Glasgow in July 1973. Musician Bobby March’s suicide will soon be an afterthought. The Breaking News is the disappearance of young Alice Kelly. Murray’s temporary replacement, Raeburn, is leading the biggest search ever seen in Glasgow. All the police force is mobilized on this search – excluding Harry. Raeburn’s hatred for McCoy is so palpable that he assigns Harry on Bobby’s suicide and also on a series of unsolved money heists. McCoy’s motivation being thin, he will still find a way to work on these minor cases, and keep a close eye on Alice’s search. A total breathless finale! Alan Parks masters beautifully his writing in this 3rd novel by mixing a perfect dosage of wit, humor, sensitivity, generosity, vulnerability, empathy, sharpness, with pure dramatic moments and a high-level of anxiety. McCoy is an amazing character who bundles the full package of emotions. His friendship with Stevie will showcase very interesting dimensions. A very dark, successful and impactful novel - an excellent read!

• Bobby March will live forever

  I have loved all three books I've read in the Harry McCoy series by the very talented author, Alan Parks. Each book in this series has got better, even though you don't think it possible that any of them can be topped. I absolutely love Alan Parks style of writing. Gritty, realistic, down to earth and completely addicting. The Harry McCoy series is set in Glasgow in the early 1970's. Harry McCoy is a polis, and although he is pretty straight, he does mix with the wrong people and does sometimes cut corners, breaks the rules, but never for his own gain, only to get the right results. A fantastic series of books, whether there is to be a fourth, I don't know. But I can only hope there will.

• Scottish Noir Police Procedural

  March Madness Setting: Glasgow Scotland 1973 Bobby March, iconic local rock star, has just been found dead in a hotel room, needle still in his arm. Meanwhile, a thirteen year old girl has disappeared and the media and public are panicked for a solution. The investigation however, is going nowhere. If that isn’t enough, Detective Harry McCoy’s boss asks him to look into the disappearance of his teenage niece. The parents think she’s run away but they aren’t sure and don’t want the media alerted. It seems that the publicity may hurt the father’s chances in the upcoming election. There are several mysteries to be solved and old school detective McCoy has his plate full. Although only thirty, he’s a bit of a curmudgeon as an old style tough cop with connections to nefarious entities which he mines to dangerous depths. Whether he’s side stepping or head-on confronting his immediate supervisor, cosying with iniquitous acquaintances or navigating past romances, he mostly keeps his cool in the blistering heat wave. I loved the writing in this book! Full of local colloquialism, I had to look up a few words including “nonce” which was uttered more than a few times. Some of the descriptions made me smile too including this one: “Jamie was his name, some big Highlander with sandy hair and hands the size of shovels. There were fewer of them now, these big Highland lads…. big gruff guys from up north, took no shhh.” Bobby March Will Live Forever works perfectly as a stand alone although it’s the third in a series. Any history is irrelevant to the story so I felt like I was reading a singleton. It wasn’t until I checked the author’s previous books after I finished that I saw the titles were connected: Bloody January, February’s Son, Bobby March, and the fourth titled The April Dead, which is due to publish later this month. I’m on board for all of these! I purchased a hardback copy from Amazon..

• Excellent read.Highly recommended.

  Alan Parks is a great writer and Harry McCoy a great character, combine a great writer with a great character and you usually have a great book and this is what you have here. 70s Glasgow has never seemed grimmer, you can almost taste and smell the hot summer setting and feel the tension of overheated egos. All in all a very convincing read. Now to start at the beginning with Book 1.

• every book by this author is a good read.

  Once again...a good book by this author. have not been let down as of yet,

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