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Crime

The explosive first novel in Irvine Welsh's Crime series

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By: Irvine Welsh
Narrated by: Tam Dean Burn Burn
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Detective Inspector Ray Lennox has fled to Miami to escape the aftermath of a mental breakdown induced by occupational stress and cocaine abuse, and a harrowing child-sex murder case back in Edinburgh.

But his fiancée Trudi is only interested in planning their wedding, and soon Lennox cast adrift, alone in Florida. A coke-fuelled binge brings him into contact with another victim of sexual predation, ten-year-old Tianna, and Lennox flees across the state with his terrified charge, determined to protect her at any cost. But can Lennox trust his own instincts? And can he handle Tianna, while still trying to get to grips with the Edinburgh murder?

© Irvine Welsh 2008 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

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Critic reviews

A triumph... A great, redemptive book... It leaves you wanting more, much more
Powerful, passionate writing... Welsh gets it just right
Powerful... A bracing and engaging read
Crime is by some distance Welsh's most restrained and thoughtful work
You never know what you're going to get with Irvine Welsh, other than guaranteed intelligence. But what you get here is a triumph. A brave take on paedophile rings and the minds, fast and slow, behind them... There are echoes of rebus, of Christopher Brookmyre, even of Carl Hiaasen... There's only one Welsh and you should be reading him again
A disturbing but vital read
An anti-Lolita; a cleverly updated view of those who protect children and those who prey on them. It also works as a slick, fast-paced thriller with a surprisingly coherent and engaging hero
There's a stark immediacy to his prose...frenetically paced thriller
Running jokes and consciously ludicrous moments come thick and fast
The taut dialogue buzzes with snappy ventriloquism. Welsh is one of our most interesting writers on the minutiae of human consciousness
All stars
Most relevant
Although the storyline is very harrowing, the writing is excellent, making it easier to bear. it was brilliantly narrated.

Difficult storyline, well written

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Visceral - Heartbreaking and hopeful journey fuelled by trauma, pain, addiction, despair and abuse through a searing floridian underbelly. Ultimately this story is about rescue, justice and redemption and it is sublime in its rawness

Brilliant

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stunning, visceral, confronting, harrowing.
all the things I come to expect from my favourite author of all time. Great performance by the voice actor as usual.

amazing

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This book has been an emotional roller coaster. I recommend it to anyone who has ever suffered abuse.

Outstanding book

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Another fantastic book in IW collection. Very intriguing and I just wanted to keep listening. 10/10

Intense & gripping

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