It's hard to be good when living is expensive. And times are tough on the streets these days. Luckily for Rilke at Bowery Auctions the demand for no-questions-asked cash is at an all-time high, and business is booming.

When Rilke hears his old acquaintance Les is fresh out of prison, his inclination is to stay well out of his way. Letting sleeping dogs lie is one thing - but when one of Bowery's customers winds up dead on their tarmac, Rilke needs a bit of help from his friends to tidy things up. If only his friends didn't have such a habit of making things worse.

About the Author

Louise Welsh is an award-winning author of ten novels. The Cutting Room, her debut novel, won the Crime Writers' Association John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award and the Saltire First Book of The Year Award. In 2018, she was named the Most Inspiring Saltire First Book Award winner by public vote. She is a Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow. In 2022 she published The Second Cut, which was shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize for Crime Book of the Year and named by The Times as their Crime Book of the Year.

@louisewelsh00

Reviews
Rilke is a brilliant creation: as raddled, queer and resilient as Glasgow itself -- ALAN CUMMING
I loved everything about this book - the engaging characters, the credible backdrop to a clear, sharp plot, but most of all the writing. Oh my word, that writing! -- ANN CLEEVES
As gritty as it is compelling, The Cut Up is a thrilling tale of murder, reset and Glasgow's dark and dirty past. No detail slips Welsh's eye for an undercurrent. Wonderful -- DENISE MINA
Rambunctiously, relentlessly and rewardingly entertaining. The most irresistible white-knuckle ride of a novel you will read this year -- CHRIS BROOKMYRE
Welsh has created a unique character in Rilke and her marvellous writing brings his world to life. The Cut Up is a great addition to the Cutting Room series -- ALEX GRAY
Louise Welsh is a writer of the finest calibre, and The Cut Up is terrific - razor sharp, super smart and full of heart -- DOUG JOHNSTONE
What a great book . . . Rilke, as a character, is a creation of Welsh's genius, flawed and at times dubious, but never less than charismatic and engaging -- CARO RAMSAY
Praise for Louise Welsh's CUTTING ROOM books: 'Rilke's return is a treat' -- PAULA HAWKINS
Intriguing, assured and unputdownable * * Sunday Times * *
Astonishing . . . Rilke is a true original * * The Times * *



Book Information
ISBN 9781838859862
Author Louise Welsh
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint Canongate Books
Publisher Canongate Books
Weight(grams) 426g
Dimensions(mm) 220mm * 141mm * 27mm