COMP: Win a murder-mystery creepier than any game of cluedo

on 5 November 2011 in Lifestyle, Win Free Stuff

Global Cool’s resident book worm Danielle brings you her favourite reads, inspiring you to ditch the car and the stress of the morning commute and bury your head in a great book on the bus or train instead…

This week we’re giving you a reading experience that’ll make your journey fly by. If all that X Factor, Downton Abbey and Christmas-countdown nonsense is proving too twee for your tastes, perhaps your entertainment bone would be happier if you tucked into this creepy crime thriller. But be warned, Louise Welsh’s debut The Cutting Room is not for the faint of heart. Interested? Read on…

What’s all the fuss?
Louise Welsh’s establishment as a prize-winning crime writer is evident in this noir novel set in the grimy underworld of Glasgow. Our hero, Rilke is a corrupt auctioneer with a string of degenerate acquaintances. When he stumbles upon a hidden collection of graphic and violent photographs, he is haunted by the crimes they might conceal and sets out as detective to bring justice to the mysterious victim.

The twisting plot snakes through a list of sinister characters, as Rilke turns from one shady back-alley of the city to another. Transvestites, drug dealers, sadists and the generally perverted meeting him along the way. There is a sense of foreboding throughout this crime caper as even the humble bookshops he visits are swamped by the smell of dampening rot and mildewed pages.

The Cutting Room will not read like a tourist directory of Glasgow, but I guarantee that it’ll keep you on the edge of your (albeit uncomfortable) train seat right up until the shocking finale.

If this sounds like your strong cup of tea, we’re giving you the chance to win a copy. Just tell us what you’re reading on the bus or train by 11am on November 18th, in the comments box below.

Good Luck!

THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED – THANKS FOR ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND WELL DONE TO NEIL SMITH, WHOSE COMMENT WAS CHOSEN AT RANDOM TO WIN THE BOOK

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