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The Cutting Room

By: Louise Welsh
Narrated by: Alan Cumming
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About this listen

Short-listed, Guardian First Book Award, 2002

Winner, CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger, 2002

Winner, Saltire Society First Book of the Year, 2002

When Rilke, a dissolute auctioneer, comes upon a hidden collection of violent and highly disturbing photographs, he feels compelled to discover more about the deceased owner who coveted them. Soon he finds himself sucked into an underworld of crime, depravity and secret desire, fighting for his life.

©2022 Louise Welsh (P)2022 Canongate Books Gothic Horror Literature & Fiction Scary

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Critic reviews

"Unputdownable." (Sunday Times)

"I was hooked from page one." (Guardian)
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A well written book. The detailed descriptions making the book and the characters interesting. Binge listened both the first and the second book.

A good listen.

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Horrible but a very good, and informative -about a slice of life I know nothing about - listen.

Very good

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The best Audible I’ve ever heard. Alan Cummings’ reading is an ode to The voices of Glasgow. His Rilke does what I would have thought was impossible and lifts the beauty and nuances of Louise Welsh’s. Compelling stuff.

Exceptional both as a novel and a performance

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Great performance by Alan Cummings and really well drawn characters. I will definitely listen to the second book in the series. slightly jarring use of American words like elevator and subway that didn't sound right

A dark tale brilliantly told

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Having never read a Louise Welsh novel, this was my first foray into her fiction world. I was not disappointed. An excellent story, well told and kept me wanting more. Alan Cumming’s superb narration added to the excitement and although many might find some of the sex scenes too graphic, I thought they added a realistic dimension to the characterisation. I will be straight on to the next in the series. Loved it!

First rate!

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