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To the Dogs

By: Louise Welsh
Narrated by: David Monteath
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A TIMES BEST NEW CRIME FICTION OF THE MONTH

Jim Brennan is flying high. Against all odds, he is a big man at the university, tipped for the head job and an office at the top of the ivory tower. He has a beautiful, accomplished wife and two healthy children. Jim drives an Audi, and his dog is a pedigree bichon frisé. Not bad for the son of a hardman who grew up in a room and kitchen.

But for every person who’s watched his progress and wanted to hitch a lift, there’s someone else desperate to drag him back down. When his son Elliot is arrested on drugs charges, Jim is approached by men he thought he had left safely in his past. Their demands threaten his family, students and reputation.

As the pressure mounts, Jim discovers he is more like his father than he thought. The question is, how far will Professor Jim Brennan go to save the life he built?

 Crime Thrillers Psychological Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Suspense
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Critic reviews

"Welsh gleefully puts her priggish protagonist through the mill in this alternative campus novel . . . Every character, even Benji the bichon frisé, is sharply and succinctly defined. To the Dogs, dripping in irony, is a gripping amorality tale"
"A propulsive thriller, the narrative pace rattling along at a rate of knots, combined with Welsh's seductive and perceptive prose . . . To the Dogs confirms Welsh’s position in the very top tier of Scottish novelists, whatever the genre" (DOUG JOHNSTONE)
"To the Dogs sees Welsh in assertive form, her subject contemporary academia in thrall to wealthy students from overseas . . . Welsh exhibits her usual unassailable command of a gritty Glaswegian setting and a fatalistic perception of how quickly ordered lives can spin into chaos"
"To the Dogs is easily the best of Welsh’s recent crime novels. I simply could not put it down" (ALEX GRAY)
"[Welsh] explores Glaswegian masculinity and whether we can change who we are in this sharp, pungent story"
"Welsh sparkles once more, taking us on a deep dive into Glasgow’s criminal hinterland, as one man’s moral compass spins out of control. A cracking read" (KAREN CAMPBELL)
"Compelling and assured. [Welsh’s] portrayal of Jim Brennan, of a good man in conflict, is as authentic as it is chilling" (CARO RAMSAY)
"Praise for Louise Welsh: Welsh tells the stories that nobody else dares" (VAL McDERMID)
"Richly layered, gloriously carnal, bursting with patter and irresistibly seductive’" (CHRIS BROOKMYRE)
"Highly entertaining"
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Another excellent read from Louise Welsh, well written and well researched, a very enjoyable read and I heartily recommend you do as well

Another excellent read

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I struggled to have any empathy for any of them. a true reflection of modern society and the greedy upwardly aspirational middle classes!

unpleasant people doing unpleasant things to unpleasant people for business

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This is the first time I’ve read Louise Welsh, after seeing her speak about this book. It was fast paced, intriguing and posed excellent moral questions, for us all to ponder. Excellent - could not stop listening.

Outstanding

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I’m finding it hard to believe that Louise Welsh wrote this pointless and boring book, that someone published it and that I was foolish enough to buy it :(

Disappointment

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