The April Dead Av Alan Parks

<p><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE FOR SCOTTISH CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR</b><br><b>A <i>TIMES</i> BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR<br></b><br><b>NO ONE WILL FORGET . . .<br></b><br>In a grimy flat in Glasgow, a homemade bomb explodes, leaving few remains to identify its maker.<br><br>Detective Harry McCoy knows in his gut that there''ll be more to follow. The hunt for a missing sailor from the local US naval base leads him to the secretive group behind the bomb, and their disturbing, dominating leader.<br><br>On top of that, McCoy thinks he''s doing an old friend a favour when he passes on a warning, but instead he''s pulled into a vicious gang feud. And in the meantime, there''s word another bigger explosion is coming Glasgow''s way - so if the city is to survive, it''ll take everything McCoy''s got . . .</p>