{"product_id":"paperboy-paperback-by-callum-mcsorley","title":"Paperboy Paperback by Callum McSorley","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003ePushkin Vertigo\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2026-05-26)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e400\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781805335474\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e294.84\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e19.74 x 13.0 x 2.31\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dark, raw, and comic Glaswegian detective thriller: the follow-up to \u003ci\u003eSqueaky Clean\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the McIlvanney Prize for best Scottish crime book of the year.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Energetic, inventive and witty, laying on the tension as it builds to a nerve-shredding finale.”  — Chris Brookmyre, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cracked Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDCI Alison McCoist is back in action, and her promotion hasn’t earned her any friends. In fact, it’s made her even more unpopular. Struggling to balance her new responsibilities with the growing pressure to prove herself, McCoist finds herself tangled in a web of crime and corruption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChuck Gardner owns a confidential paper-shredding business, but his addiction to gambling has left him deeply in debt. When he stumbles across some incriminating documents, Chuck becomes unwittingly caught in a deadly game of power and deceit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, McCoist is called to the scene of a gruesome discovery – a rat-nibbled corpse under a flyover. As she investigates, both Chuck and McCoist are sucked into a deadly stramash of gangland wars and police corruption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan Chuck solve his gambling and gangster problems before some heed-banger feeds him into his own shredder? And can McCoist claw herself out of this latest shitemire without her own shady dealings coming to light? It might depend on how far she’s prepared to go…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaperboy\u003c\/i\u003e is the darkly comic follow-up to the McIlvanney Prize winner, \u003ci\u003eSqueaky Clean\u003c\/i\u003e. The author, Callum McSorley, has been hailed as one of the most exciting new voices in crime writing, and has been praised by authors like Chris Brookmyre and Kevin Bridges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCallum McSorley\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer based in Glasgow whose short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eGutter Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMonstrous Regiment\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew Writing Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eSqueaky Clean\u003c\/i\u003e was his debut novel, inspired by his years working at a car wash in Glasgow's East End. With it, Callum won the prestigious McIlvanney Prize for best Scottish crime novel of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46465567916193,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781805335474","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781805335474.jpg?v=1779868912","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/paperboy-paperback-by-callum-mcsorley","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}