The Long Knives by Irvine Welsh

The Long Knives

The CRIME Series #2

Irvine Welsh

384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction crime thriller dark tense medium-paced
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Description

Justice can be a blunt instrument.Men like him usually tell the story. In business. Politics. Media. But not this time: I repeat, he is not writing this story.Ritchie Gulliver MP is dead. Castrated and left to bleed in an empty Leith warehouse. Vi...

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Community Reviews Summary of 56 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
tense 66%
mysterious 47%
adventurous 23%
emotional 23%
challenging 9%
funny 9%
sad 9%
hopeful 4%
reflective 4%

Pace

medium 71%
fast 23%
slow 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 77% | Plot: 16% | Character: 5%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 25% | No: 18%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 47% | No: 41% | Yes: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 41% | No: 17%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 22%

Average rating

3.39

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