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Win copies of Alan Parks' McIlvanney Prize Shortlisted The April Dead for your reading group

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Canongate are delighted to be offering 10 paperbacks of The April Dead by Alan Parks to 5 reading groups.

In The April Dead Detective Harry McCoy must contend with a bombing spree across his home city in this fourth dark and gritty Harry McCoy thriller.

NO ONE WILL FORGET . . .

In a grimy flat in Glasgow, a homemade bomb explodes, leaving few remains to identify its maker.

Detective Harry McCoy knows in his gut that there’ll be more to follow. The hunt for a missing sailor from the local US naval base leads him to the secretive group behind the bomb, and their disturbing, dominating leader.

On top of that, McCoy thinks he’s doing an old friend a favour when he passes on a warning, but instead he’s pulled into a vicious gang feud. And in the meantime, there’s word another bigger explosion is coming Glasgow’s way – so if the city is to survive, it’ll take everything McCoy’s got . .

SHORTLISTED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE FOR SCOTTISH CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR
A TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

If you would like a chance to read The April Dead for your reading group, in exchange for providing a review on Amazon UK, please email using the contact details below.

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