A review by theomnivorescientist
The Cutting Room by Louise Welsh

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

 The Cutting Room by Louise Welsh is an engaging thriller and surprisingly good for a debut novel. Set in Glasgow, the story follows an antique dealer called Rilke who happens to be auctioning the property of a recently deceased rich man. While Rilke inventories the house he finds a secret room with questionable books and chilling photographs that might have been criminal in nature. It's a thoughtful depiction of the netherworld of voyeurism, pornographic tendencies, and forbidden tastes with a touch of historical perspective from post World War II. Given this premise I suggest readers to carefully choose this book. Excellent work for a debut crime novel.