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The second feature that fascinated me was the fact that Rilke is single, white, 43 years old and gay.

I loved Louise Welsh’s historical novella, Tamburlaine Must Die, but I found this thriller set in the seedy world of Glaswegian antiques dealerships distinctly un-thrilling.Whether it's a stylish haircut, a colour transformation, or a pampering treatment and blow dry, our skilled and experienced professionals are dedicated to providing personalized treatments tailored to each individual's needs. Our salon offers welcoming environment, where your loved ones can escape from the stress of everyday life and leave confident with their new look. Convenient and Flexible Ruth is joined in the investigation by her partner Greg Carver, who is slowly regaining his strength after a run-in with another sadistic criminal. But Greg can’t seem to shake the bewildering effects of the head wound that nearly ended him. Are the strange auras blurring his vision an annoying side effect of his injury, or could they be something more . . . a tool to help him see a person’s true nature?"

The synopsis explains: "Auctioneer Rilke has been trying to stay out of trouble, keeping his life more or less respectable. Business has been slow at Bowery Auctions, so when an old friend, Jojo, gives Rilke a tip-off for a house clearance, life seems to be looking up. The next day Jojo washes up dead. Jojo liked Grindr hook-ups and recreational drugs – is that the reason the police won’t investigate? And if Rilke doesn’t find out what happened to Jojo, who will? Thrilling and atmospheric, The Second Cut delves into the dark side of twenty-first century Glasgow. Twenty years on from his appearance in The Cutting Room, Rilke is still walking a moral tightrope between good and bad, saint and sinner."I also really enjoyed the auction house aspects of this story, which were not that dissimilar from my own experiences in the book biz. I was hoping that Louise Welsh had written more stories about this unusual detective, but alas, that does not seem to be the case. The Cutting Room is the debut novel of Scottish author Louise Welsh. The book was first published in 2002 by Edinburgh-based publisher Canongate. It has won several awards including the 2002 Saltire Society First Book Award. Carver and Lake both have their flaws and have issues that they both need to deal with personally which coincides with their pursuit of a killer. They need to find a way to overcome the issues otherwise they could potentially lose the game that is being played.

At its new location on East 32nd Street between Park and Madison, The Cutting Room builds on a decade of history that includes some of today’s top performers – John Mayer, Lady Gaga, Sting, Sheryl Crow and David Bowie are just some of the artists that have graced the stage of the Cutting Room at its previous location.The novel was adapted for the stage a year after publication, the world premiere taking place in the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow in October 2003. [5] Throughout the novel, Dyer includes some chapters purely from the Ferryman's point of view, and his mind is definitely a chilling place to inhabit. At one point, he admits in his private thoughts that art is a lie, and the beauty of that lie brings us close to the real truth. Ironically, this is important information that the police wish they had earlier. When Kharon, whose real name is Karl Obrazki, is killed in brutal fashion, the cops are flustered. They never saw it coming and failed to protect someone who promptly went from suspect to victim. After studying history at Glasgow University, Louise Welsh established a second-hand bookshop, where she worked for many years. Her first novel, The Cutting Room, won several awards, including the 2002 Crime Writers’ Association John Creasey Memorial Dagger, and was jointly awarded the 2002 Saltire Society Scottish First Book of the Year Award. Louise was granted a Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial Award in 2003, a Scotland on Sunday/Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Award in 2004, and a Hawthornden Fellowship in 2005. Bottom Line: A series and author to take note of - do yourself a favor and start with Splinter in the Blood to get the full reading experience!

The Cutting Room by Ashley Dyer is a very highly recommended police procedural/thriller with Detectives Lake and Carver on the search for a serial killer. The novel won several awards, including the Saltire Society First Book Award 2002, the Crime Writers’ Association John Creasey Memorial Dagger Award 2002 and the BBC Underground Award 2003. [3] Adaptations [ edit ] People have died for love, they have lied and cheated and parted from those who loved them in turn. Love has slammed doors on fortunes, made bad men from heroes and heroes from libertines. Love has corrupted, cured, depraved and perverted. It is the remedy, the melody, the poison and the pain. The appetite, the antidote, the fever and the flavour. Love kills. Love cures. Love is a bloody menace. Oh, but it’s fun whilst it lasts.”

When Ashley Dyer --- the pseudonym for the UK writing duo of Margaret Murphy and Helen Pepper --- released their first book together in 2018, SPLINTER IN THE BLOOD, they delivered a fresh take on the standard serial killer novel. In fact, it was as expertly crafted and chilling as Thomas Harris at his finest during his run with the Hannibal Lecter series. It appeared on my Top 10 list from last year, making my expectations for the follow-up sky high. Plans to produce a film version of the novel were at an advanced stage in 2004. The film was set to star Robert Carlyle as Rilke with a screenplay from Andrea Gibb, and was due to be filmed on location in the West End of Glasgow, but the project failed to materialise. [4] [6] Carlyle did, however, contribute to an audiobook version of the novel in 2006. [7] References [ edit ] There’s also Glasgow. You can absolutely tell how much Louise loves Glasgow by the way she writes about it in this book. It felt so honest, raw and unflinching with even the most minor points transporting me to that exact street and heightening my senses. This is supported by the amazing Glaswegian characters we come across whether it be the guys in the pub haggling over treasures or the junkie walking down the street; each character is expertly written and makes me want to know more about each and every one of them. Rilke is a gay auctioneer in his 40’s, who enjoys drinking, smoking, and casual sex. While clearing out the house of his latest client, an elderly woman, he comes across a collection of erotic books and photos that belonged to her deceased brother. She doesn’t want to see any of it and asks that he destroy everything in his private study. Instead of honoring her request, he wishes to learn more about the disturbing images of a woman that appears to have been murdered. During his search for the truth, he encounters drug dealers, porn shop owners, an amateur filmmaker, and a woman who poses nude for the camera. Meanwhile, the Ferryman seems to be relishing the attention and has several followers/worshippers who enjoy his rather public displays of art that involve the morbid use of human subjects. One of his top followers is referred to as “Kharon,” which is very close to “Charon,” the name given to the fabled Ferryman who guides souls across the River Styx in the underworld.

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