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Double Proof
Shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize
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1964. A hoard of the finest Scotch whisky ever made—the legendary Dalziel Double Proof—goes missing. 2023. Albie, youngest son of the wealthy Dalziel family, vanishes. His desperate mother turns to Robbie Gould, a disgraced reporter with a reputation as a 'psychic crimebuster'. Broke and unemployed, Gould...
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Robbie Gould is not psychic. Of course he isn't that's not a real thing. So why is a woman standing in his driveway begging him for help in finding her son, who she's convinced has been kidnapped?Join Gould as he plunges into a bizarre world of rare whisky, drug dealers, bent cops, social influencers and yakuza mobsters to uncover the truth.
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1964. A hoard of the finest Scotch whisky ever made—the legendary Dalziel Double Proof—goes missing.
2023. Albie, youngest son of the wealthy Dalziel family, vanishes. His desperate mother turns to Robbie Gould, a disgraced reporter with a reputation as a 'psychic crimebuster'.
Broke and unemployed, Gould is in no position to turn down the job. He throws himself into a twisted chain of criminals, bent cops, and Japanese gangsters, but when someone fires a shotgun through his door, he realises he doesn't need supernatural powers to see how deadly the situation has become.
Katana-sharp humour and an endearingly irascible protagonist make Double Proof irresistibly entertaining. - Chris Brookmyre
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781846976490
Publisher: Birlinn General
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 March 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 272g
Pages: 272
About the Author
Martin Stewart's Young Adult work was published in the UK and US by Penguin Random House and nominated for several national awards. His Middle Grade series, Bridget Vanderpuff, launched in 2023 with Zephyr. Martin's work has been published all over the world and translated into multiple languages. A native of Glasgow, he now lives in Troon with his wife, two children and a very big dog. Double Proof is his adult fiction debut.
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