Muerte en abril
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Summary
Abril de 1974， día de Viernes Santo。 Una bomba casera estalla en un piso de Woodlans， un barrio pobre de Glasgow。 ¿Qué hace una bomba allí？ ¿Será el IRA？ Al fin y al cabo， y según el agente Harry McCoy， Glasgow es como Belfast pero sin bombas。 En el piso encuentran un cadáver （o parte de él， pues el resto está repartido por todo el comedor）。 Alguien estaba construyendo una bomba y le ha estallado en las manos。 En plena investigación， un hombre aborda a McCoy en un pub donde están de celebración con la familia de su colega Wattie， que acaba de ser padre。 Ese desconocido， llamado Andrew Stewart， es un rico estadounidense cuyo hijo （marine， veintidós años， seis meses de servicio en el USS Canopus） lleva tres días desaparecido; está desesperado， y tras recurrir en vano a todos los medios oficiales， acude a McCoy en busca de ayuda。 Así arranca la trepidante cuarta entrega de las novelas protagonizadas por el policía Harry McCoy。
Reviews
Judi Stroud
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Detective Harry McCoy is a great character and you never know what he will do next。 Great suspense。 I'm working backwards as only introduced to this series when I chose Alan Parks as a new author to me。 So glad I did。 Detective Harry McCoy is a great character and you never know what he will do next。 Great suspense。 I'm working backwards as only introduced to this series when I chose Alan Parks as a new author to me。 So glad I did。 。。。more
Linda Jamieson
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Excellent
Michelle Fryzuk
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Comes together so well
Catherine
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Slow burn but holy crap。 Can’t wait for May。
Linda Hartley
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3。5stars， read as an audio book。Alan Parks writes a vivid story， often cruel and hard， noir。Harry McCoy Scottish detective tough but his policing skills are raw and real。Some aspects I found strong， as the storyline is hard。 This is the fourth of McCoy's crime books。 So whether his others are in similar vein ？ I expect they are。 3。5stars， read as an audio book。Alan Parks writes a vivid story， often cruel and hard， noir。Harry McCoy Scottish detective tough but his policing skills are raw and real。Some aspects I found strong， as the storyline is hard。 This is the fourth of McCoy's crime books。 So whether his others are in similar vein ？ I expect they are。 。。。more
Tom Jeffrey
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I thought this book was the best of the series through # 4。 The author is getting stronger， the characters more fully formed， and the story more intricate。 It was a really fun read。
Kirsten
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In einer Wohnung in Glasgow explodiert eine Bombe。 So， wie es für Detective Harry McCoy und sein Team aussieht， hat der Bombenbauer einen tödlichen Fehler bei der Herstellung gemacht。 Aber es gibt auch Hinweise， dass das nicht die einzige Bombe ist， die zur Zeit in Glasgow gebaut wird。 Für Harry und sein Team beginnt ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit。Gleichzeitig ermittelt Harry noch in einer anderen Sache。 Der Vater eines amerikanischen Soldaten bittet ihn， nach seinem Sohn zu suchen。 Der junge Solda In einer Wohnung in Glasgow explodiert eine Bombe。 So， wie es für Detective Harry McCoy und sein Team aussieht， hat der Bombenbauer einen tödlichen Fehler bei der Herstellung gemacht。 Aber es gibt auch Hinweise， dass das nicht die einzige Bombe ist， die zur Zeit in Glasgow gebaut wird。 Für Harry und sein Team beginnt ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit。Gleichzeitig ermittelt Harry noch in einer anderen Sache。 Der Vater eines amerikanischen Soldaten bittet ihn， nach seinem Sohn zu suchen。 Der junge Soldat verschwand von einer amerikanischen Militärbasis in der Nähe von Glasgow。 Eigentlich ermittelt Harry nicht in Privatangelegenheiten， aber hier führt die Spur in die gleiche Richtung wie die des Bombenbauers。Ich mag die Reihe um Harry McCoy wegen ihrer besonderen Atmosphäre。 Dieses Mal hat sie mich aber nicht so gepackt wie sonst。 Die Beschreibungen von Tatort und Umgebung hatten das gewohnt düstere， aber die Geschichte war für mich nicht rund。 Weder die Ermittlungen um den Bombenbauer noch die Geschichte um den verschwundenen Soldaten konnten mich überzeugen。Bei beiden gab es gute Ansätze， aber recht früh wirkte die Geschichte verworren und ohne echten Zusammenhang für mich。 Anders als die Ermittler konnte ich die Hinweise， die Alan Parks immer wieder gab， früh zusammensetzen und wusste， worauf es hinauslaufen würde。Harry McCoy bleibt dagegen ein interessanter Charakter。 Mit seiner selbstzerstörerische Art und seinen falschen Freunden steht er sich oft selbst im Weg。 Das hindert ihn aber nicht daran， ein exzellenter Ermittler zu sein。The April dead konnte mich nicht so überzeugen， wie es seine Vorgänger getan haben。 Aber der nächste Fall， May God forgive klingt wieder sehr spannend und deshalb hoffe ich， dass dieser Teil ein Ausrutscher war。 。。。more
Gordon Bohrson
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One of my new favourite authors and series。 Glasgow polis （yes， that is spelled correctly） officer Harry McCoy tries to unravel a series of bombings。 Excellent！
Scott Cumming
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Harry McCoy returns with a sailor to find， bombings to figure out， a murder to look into and an old friend to pick up from Peterhead prison。In the fourth instalment of Parks' excellent series， he weaves a wicked web for Harry to find his way out of。 An American looking for his sailor son enlists the help of McCoy on a night out in Dunoon with Special Branch landing a case back on McCoy's desk noting the death by bomb making to not be related to Irish violence。 This time around we perhaps get les Harry McCoy returns with a sailor to find， bombings to figure out， a murder to look into and an old friend to pick up from Peterhead prison。In the fourth instalment of Parks' excellent series， he weaves a wicked web for Harry to find his way out of。 An American looking for his sailor son enlists the help of McCoy on a night out in Dunoon with Special Branch landing a case back on McCoy's desk noting the death by bomb making to not be related to Irish violence。 This time around we perhaps get less of McCoy as a character although you can see the hints of maturity as he needs to scale back some of his more hedonistic ways。 He and Wattie's partnership and friendship have been a wonderful part of the novels since the start and we see more of this than ever before。I heard Parks speak at the Edinburgh Book Festival about a month and a half ago and know he doesn't have a set out idea of where exactly the plot will go and I think that makes for exciting reading as much as anything else he does as you can be blindsided by plot points big and small and sees for the first time the novel ending on somewhat of a cliff hanger。 。。。more
Eskimo: Oundle Crime
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Oundle Crime thinks this series is getting better with each instalment （this is Book 4）。 It’s still 1970s Glasgow and this story centres on a wave of bomb attacks， a spate of gangland killings and the hunt for a missing American sailor。 It’s an absorbing story with a good twist at the end。 Definitely Scottish Noir！ Harry McCoy is a Marmite character – our group either like him or hate him – but he’s central to everything。 He’s chippy， uncompromising and a rule-breaker， who pushes his work bounda Oundle Crime thinks this series is getting better with each instalment （this is Book 4）。 It’s still 1970s Glasgow and this story centres on a wave of bomb attacks， a spate of gangland killings and the hunt for a missing American sailor。 It’s an absorbing story with a good twist at the end。 Definitely Scottish Noir！ Harry McCoy is a Marmite character – our group either like him or hate him – but he’s central to everything。 He’s chippy， uncompromising and a rule-breaker， who pushes his work boundaries to the limit。 In contrast the villains are lightly drawn which sometimes makes it hard to believe their motivation。 Across our group the average rating was 4-Stars for this， which must mean it qualifies as a good read。 。。。more
John Swift
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Another excellent read。 A fast moving story line。 With McCoy and his sidekick Wattie surviving a few scares on the way to solving a terrorist plot。
Ginny Kavanagh
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This is the 4th in the Harry McCoy series。 1970s Glasgow is not a pleasant place to be。 Gangland sectarianism and violence reign supreme。 Through it all， Harry maintains his friendship with gang leader Stevie Cooper who has been released from prison a changed but still dangerous man。The plot involves a missing American sailor and a series of bombings。 As the investigation moves along， it becomes clear the two may be in connected。 Harry is aided in his investigation by his colleague Wattie， a man This is the 4th in the Harry McCoy series。 1970s Glasgow is not a pleasant place to be。 Gangland sectarianism and violence reign supreme。 Through it all， Harry maintains his friendship with gang leader Stevie Cooper who has been released from prison a changed but still dangerous man。The plot involves a missing American sailor and a series of bombings。 As the investigation moves along， it becomes clear the two may be in connected。 Harry is aided in his investigation by his colleague Wattie， a man who has his own problems。 Their methods may at times be questionable but they are effective。 Despite being diagnosed with a peptic ulcer， Harry still cannot turn down the odd pint and shot of whiskey， followed by a slug of Pepto Bismol。 Another character which plays a large part in adding authenticity to the book is Glasgow and environs， brought to gritty life on the pages。 The author combines the harsh realities of life with questionable policing methods that paint a vivid， if dreary picture of Scotland in the 1970’s。In the end， Harry solves the mystery and saves the day。 All the bad guys are accounted for。 Or are they？ This was the best of the series so far。 Four stars。 。。。more
Ms。 Ikonge
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Honestly a really big hustle to read。 Finally finished it。 I really didn’t know where the story was heading and had no particular care for the cast of characters。 Nothing remarkable about them。 Even the end when McCoy started coughing blood I didn’t get what the essence was。 Anyway managed to finish it and now I can move on to other more enticing books。
Mancman
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I enjoyed this， the characters and dialogue were great， it lacked a little pace， but that helped the character development。There were some slightly trite elements， but the story pulled me in， and I wanted to find out how it was all going to be resolved。 I’d certainly read more in the series。
Russ
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This is my 4th Harry McCoy book and I've enjoyed all of them。 McCoy is a great character surrounded by great characters。 His walk the line between good guys and bad guys makes a fantastic read。 If you enjoy Rebus you'll definitely enjoy this。 10 starts for this series！ Hardest part is not reading these novels in one sitting， it needs to be savoured！ This is my 4th Harry McCoy book and I've enjoyed all of them。 McCoy is a great character surrounded by great characters。 His walk the line between good guys and bad guys makes a fantastic read。 If you enjoy Rebus you'll definitely enjoy this。 10 starts for this series！ Hardest part is not reading these novels in one sitting， it needs to be savoured！ 。。。more
Jenny Cooper
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A bomb goes off in Glasgow and an American sailor goes missing from the Holy Loch military base。 These incidents appear to be totally unrelated until some evidence emerges which may link the two。 Furthermore there is the threat of more bombs and the discovery that other people have gone missing。 And then there is Cooper who has just been released from prison and is a childhood friend of Detective Harry McCoy。 Cooper is behaving strangely。 Harry is determined to find out the truth but his loyalti A bomb goes off in Glasgow and an American sailor goes missing from the Holy Loch military base。 These incidents appear to be totally unrelated until some evidence emerges which may link the two。 Furthermore there is the threat of more bombs and the discovery that other people have gone missing。 And then there is Cooper who has just been released from prison and is a childhood friend of Detective Harry McCoy。 Cooper is behaving strangely。 Harry is determined to find out the truth but his loyalties are stretched almost to breaking point。Despite the fact that this is the fourth book in a series featuring Harry McCoy， it works perfectly well as a stand-alone novel。 I did not feel disadvantaged by having missed out on the first three and I enjoyed reading it。 Harry McCoy is a good， likeable， plausible （if flawed） central character。 The book is quite gritty and features a lot of violence – it definitely doesn’t come into the cosy crime genre。 Given that that is the case， I am surprised that I enjoyed it as much as I did。 The action takes place entirely in Scotland and I was able to recognise some of the geographical locations mentioned in the book， always very gratifying。The relationship between Cooper and McCoy did not sit comfortably with me， but this may have been less of an issue had I read the first three books in the series。 I also found the plot a little hard to follow at times but that may have been through lack of concentration rather than as a result of an overly complex storyline。I would recommend this book to those who enjoy a gritty crime novel。 。。。more
Nigel Bird
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The first of my summer holiday reads this year was The April Dead by Alan Parks。 It's the fourth in the Harry McCoy series and it's another stunner in my humble opinion。 Things kick off with an explosion in a flat where the dead body of a bomb maker is found and there's evidence of a wounded victim who is nowhere to be seen。 Later explosions will put Glasgow on full alert and everything seems to point to a full-scale outbreak of carnage when April finally arrives。 Matters become more pressing wh The first of my summer holiday reads this year was The April Dead by Alan Parks。 It's the fourth in the Harry McCoy series and it's another stunner in my humble opinion。 Things kick off with an explosion in a flat where the dead body of a bomb maker is found and there's evidence of a wounded victim who is nowhere to be seen。 Later explosions will put Glasgow on full alert and everything seems to point to a full-scale outbreak of carnage when April finally arrives。 Matters become more pressing when links to the Irish paramilitary are suspected and the British secret services decide they're not happy about McCoy sniffing around too closely。 Steve Cooper， childhood friend of McCoy， is about to come out of prison and something seems off。 There's internal wrangling in the underworld and the only certainty is that things are not going to be sorted with handshakes and pats on the back。 And there's a missing American submariner from the US naval base whose father manages to grab McCoy's attention and has him investigating the case when he senses there may be overlaps between this and his other work。 The April Dead is thoroughly entertaining。 Time and place are created very strongly and it can seem as if Parks has picked you up and placed you directly in the scene so you can see， hear， smell and feel what's going on around you （think virtual reality without any technology）。 McCoy and Cooper are terrific characters and the way that loyalties and morals are played with when they get together adds a great extra dimension。 Plot is also terrific and the pacing is bang on。 There are places where apparent coincidences are stretched to the point of causing raised eyebrows， but those moments can be easily forgiven on account of the strength of the story and because of the complexity that these elements bring to the plot。 Seriously good and very entertaining。 Cracking Scottish crime。 。。。more
Alice
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4。5 ⭐
Camilla Del Curto
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Bellissima serie， molto avvincente。 L'unica pecca è che i libri non sono molto legati， e ogni tanto i dettagli si perdono。 Il capo Murray che si mette con la patologa né è un esempio: che fine ha fatto la signora Murray？ Alcuni nomi sono poi cambiati。 Magari è colpa dell'edizione， però non ho trovato un filo che collegasse i libri totalmente。 Bellissima serie， molto avvincente。 L'unica pecca è che i libri non sono molto legati， e ogni tanto i dettagli si perdono。 Il capo Murray che si mette con la patologa né è un esempio: che fine ha fatto la signora Murray？ Alcuni nomi sono poi cambiati。 Magari è colpa dell'edizione， però non ho trovato un filo che collegasse i libri totalmente。 。。。more
John Watts
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Well， having promised myself I wouldn't be reading any more Harry McCoy books here I am reviewing The April Dead。 Having just read 'The Dark Remains' co-authored by Mr McIllvaney and that nice Mr Rankin， I can own up to having had a surfeit of dark moments from Glasgow。 Alan Parks's book stands up well against the effort from his two compatriots but it is unrelenting grim with a cast of characters who you wouldn't welcome as neighbours！I suspect that this paints a pretty realistic picture of Cly Well， having promised myself I wouldn't be reading any more Harry McCoy books here I am reviewing The April Dead。 Having just read 'The Dark Remains' co-authored by Mr McIllvaney and that nice Mr Rankin， I can own up to having had a surfeit of dark moments from Glasgow。 Alan Parks's book stands up well against the effort from his two compatriots but it is unrelenting grim with a cast of characters who you wouldn't welcome as neighbours！I suspect that this paints a pretty realistic picture of Clydeside in 1974 with the police and the criminal fraternity involved in murky areas of random violence set against a back-drop of deprivation， drink and family discord。Not one for the faint-hearted。。。 。。。more
Patricia
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Too frightening， yet totally believable。 Read the series， they will blow your mind。
Patrik Enander
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The April Dead är den 4:e volymen i Alan Parks serie om Glasgow under 70-talet。Parks betar av månad för månad。 Hans debut Bloody January var jag mycket förtjust i och imponerad av。 En stark debut！Det gällde även February´s Son som var riktigt gripande。 Däremot fungerade inte Bobby March will live forever för mig。 Jag tappade intresset för att läsa vidare。 Det finns ju så många andra bra författare att läsa。Men。。när jag sedan läste på Mary Whipples fina blogg Seeing the world through books om hur The April Dead är den 4:e volymen i Alan Parks serie om Glasgow under 70-talet。Parks betar av månad för månad。 Hans debut Bloody January var jag mycket förtjust i och imponerad av。 En stark debut！Det gällde även February´s Son som var riktigt gripande。 Däremot fungerade inte Bobby March will live forever för mig。 Jag tappade intresset för att läsa vidare。 Det finns ju så många andra bra författare att läsa。Men。。när jag sedan läste på Mary Whipples fina blogg Seeing the world through books om hur mycket hon tyckte May god forgive， den femte helt nyutkomna delen， så beställde jag The April Dead。（För övrigt: Mary， som jag nu mer är Facebook-kompis med， var en av de första bloggarna jag upptäckte för många år sedan。 Mary har nu en imponerande samling recensioner。 Rekommenderas。 http://marywhipplereviews。com/）Under ett par dagar slukade jag boken。 Jag kommer självfallet inte skriva något om historien， den får du upptäcka själv。 Men det var ett nöje att återvända till det skitiga och hårda Glasgow。 Det 70-tal som målas upp är inte vackert。 En stad med stor social misär och stora klyftor， en stad med hög kriminalitet och med mycket våld。Mitt i detta finns Harry McCoy， en relativt ung polis från mycket svåra förhållande， utan illusioner och med en stor empati med de svaga。 Harry har plågsamma minnen från uppväxten på barnhemmet。 Där lärde han känna Stevie Cooper som förutom att fortfarande vara hans bästa vän är den kanske mest kriminelle av dem alla。 I alla böckerna har deras vägar korsats på olika sätt。 Deras vänskap och lojalitet sätts hela tiden på stora prov。Allan Parks är en mycket skicklig författare。 Handlingen är driven och i högt tempo。 Kapitlen är korta。 Men trots det så finns det ett lugn i texten som göra att det inte känns som han rusar。Romanen har verkligen “a sense of place” som engelsmännen kallar det。 Parks kan sitt Glasgow utan och innan。 Romanens många karaktärer är trovärdigt skildrade och dialogen mycket välskriven。 Det är helt enkelt en jäkla bra deckare。Jag kan därför varmt rekommendera Alan Parks。 Boken var med på ”the short list” på det prestigefyllda The Mcilvanney prize for Scottish crime book of the yearDu behöver verkligen inte ha läst de tidigare för att uppskatta boken。 Fast trots det rekommenderar jag dig att börja den första。 Det ger förstås mer då。 Den första delen är tyvärr den enda som finns i svensk översättning。https://www。modernista。se/bocker/blod。。。。Den sålde väl för dåligt i detta stora utbud för att motivera vidare översättningar。 Det är synd för er deckarälskare som inte vill läsa på engelska。 Om ni köper boken så vem vet vad som kan hända…。För er andra det är bara att sätta tänder i denna fina serie。 Jag har redan köpt nästa bok i serien och ser fram emot att åter träffa Harry och Stevie。 För övrigt kan jag notera att var nog en av de få som inte fastnade för Bobby March will live forever med tanke på betygen på Amazon och Goodreads。 。。。more
Jane
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I found the writing style a bit hard to get used to and even a bit annoying to start with。 Many of the sentences were unstructured， almost like thinking out loud， and it rankled with my inner grammar snob。 I remember thinking ‘is this really a Canongate book’？！ Once I became used to it， I got more into the flow of the plot and dialogue， and really started to enjoy it。 It is fast-paced， with interesting characters and a few twists in the tale。 The main character is a Glasgow police detective call I found the writing style a bit hard to get used to and even a bit annoying to start with。 Many of the sentences were unstructured， almost like thinking out loud， and it rankled with my inner grammar snob。 I remember thinking ‘is this really a Canongate book’？！ Once I became used to it， I got more into the flow of the plot and dialogue， and really started to enjoy it。 It is fast-paced， with interesting characters and a few twists in the tale。 The main character is a Glasgow police detective called McCoy and his style of policing would be considered very maverick now。 This book was based in 1974， so we get to marvel at his constant smoking and lunchtime drinks， as well as his powers of detection， unaided by dna testing and mobile technology。 I hadn’t read any other of Alan Parks’ novels before， but would definitely read more now。 。。。more
Cerisaye
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Fourth in the Harry McCoy series but first one I've read， a Book Group selection。 Gritty Tartan Noir is a well-trodden path for Scottish crime fiction and I've read my share of McIlvanney （William and Liam）， Stuart MacBride， etc。 however Alan Parks has now been added to my Must Read list of authors。 The historical setting， early 70s Glasgow and the Firth of Clyde， adds atmosphere and authenticity。 I should admit here I come from Glasgow， old enough to have been leaving school in 1974 when this o Fourth in the Harry McCoy series but first one I've read， a Book Group selection。 Gritty Tartan Noir is a well-trodden path for Scottish crime fiction and I've read my share of McIlvanney （William and Liam）， Stuart MacBride， etc。 however Alan Parks has now been added to my Must Read list of authors。 The historical setting， early 70s Glasgow and the Firth of Clyde， adds atmosphere and authenticity。 I should admit here I come from Glasgow， old enough to have been leaving school in 1974 when this one takes place。 Characters are flawed but never black & white。 Gang violence and intimidation， inequality and deprivation， alcoholism， child abuse，bigotry and sectarianism， homophobia and discrimination underlie plot， and characterisation， as Glasgow Polis Harry McCoy nursing a painful ulcer， self-medicating with Pepto Bismol， cigarettes and alcohol， tries to find a US Navy sailor missing from the Holy Loch submarine base。 Is his disappearance linked to a bombing campaign targeting drinking establishments？ Is there an IRA connection？ The novel is bleak and graphic， very much of its time period， with police corruption and dubious methods making a thin line between the law and criminality， a line blurred and sometimes crossed。 McCoy shares the difficult background of some of those he's required to lock up， and this can cause conflicted loyalties。 Though he appears tough as nails， he's really not， a good， instinctive detective， with a strong sense of right and wrong。 I liked him immediately， especially his caring attitude to those in need of help， regardless of who they are。It's not all bleak and dismal you will be relieved to hear。 Dark humour and down to earth 'Glesca banter' （tm Chewin' the Fat） alleviate the gloom in a novel more entertaining than its grim subject matter suggests。 I can't wait to read the rest of the series。 。。。more
Andy
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Harry McCoy is a great character， and a great copper。 This is the fourth in the series from Parks and it was another good one。 Looking forward to the next。
cotcom
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The April Dead is the fourth in the Detective Harry McCoy series。 And it doesn’t disappoint。 This is a gritty， entertaining， suspenseful read about the hunt for a missing sailor in 1974 Glasgow。 The writing is punchy， raw and the story is a real thriller。 I enjoyed this book。 It’s a page turner by all accounts and it’s the kind of book you can’t put down。 The main character， Detective Harry McCoy is flawed and seems to be part of the violence of the streets while trying to solve crimes。 He repre The April Dead is the fourth in the Detective Harry McCoy series。 And it doesn’t disappoint。 This is a gritty， entertaining， suspenseful read about the hunt for a missing sailor in 1974 Glasgow。 The writing is punchy， raw and the story is a real thriller。 I enjoyed this book。 It’s a page turner by all accounts and it’s the kind of book you can’t put down。 The main character， Detective Harry McCoy is flawed and seems to be part of the violence of the streets while trying to solve crimes。 He represents the grim he grew up in but managed to escape in most ways。 I liked that the story was written in the pre-mobile phones， laptops and social media era， too。 Nice one。 。。。more
Mark
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It's a sign of Parks' growth as a writer that this is the most complex and nuanced of his Harry McCoy series yet， and for the first time， it has a cliffhanger ending that could carry over to the next entry。In this novel， the troubles of Northern Ireland seem to be visiting Glasgow in the form of bombs。 First Harry discovers a young man has blown himself up while making a bomb。 Then a much larger bomb goes off in a major downtown building。Harry and his partner Watson are tasked with finding out w It's a sign of Parks' growth as a writer that this is the most complex and nuanced of his Harry McCoy series yet， and for the first time， it has a cliffhanger ending that could carry over to the next entry。In this novel， the troubles of Northern Ireland seem to be visiting Glasgow in the form of bombs。 First Harry discovers a young man has blown himself up while making a bomb。 Then a much larger bomb goes off in a major downtown building。Harry and his partner Watson are tasked with finding out what's going on， and whether the explosions have anything to do with the sectarian violence around Belfast。In the meantime， Harry's approached by a retired， wealthy American naval officer whose son has gone missing in Glasgow。 The subplots， as you my might surmise， will intersect。The navy man also becomes instant buddies with Harry's longtime friend and resident bad guy， Steve Cooper， because the American was briefly an Olympic boxer and Cooper has suddenly become a fight manager。In the midst of all this， Harry's health is suffering from what turns out to be a peptic ulcer， which in the 70s had no treatment other than advising him to give up smoking and drinking， which you know Harry will disregard。The investigation will eventually lead Harry to a particularly sordid set of circumstances， but you'll have to read the book to find out what that is。An increasingly satisfying series。 。。。more
Peacejanz
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My first read of Alan Parks。 There were three before this and I will go back and read them when I have more time。 Harry McCoy is a policeman in Scotland， but has long-time friends who are criminals。 He is a real cop and wants the world to be right。 The interesting， and good， thing about this mystery novel is that Harry sometimes believes the wrong people。 Because he is such a good guy， he assumes that others are better， nicer， more honest than they are。 And the author gives us Harry's thoughts a My first read of Alan Parks。 There were three before this and I will go back and read them when I have more time。 Harry McCoy is a policeman in Scotland， but has long-time friends who are criminals。 He is a real cop and wants the world to be right。 The interesting， and good， thing about this mystery novel is that Harry sometimes believes the wrong people。 Because he is such a good guy， he assumes that others are better， nicer， more honest than they are。 And the author gives us Harry's thoughts about trusting or believing others。 Harry often has doubts and worries if what he has heard is true。 So much worry that he even has an ulcer and refuses to treat it， refuses to tell people that he is ill。 He meets an American who is searching for his son， who is based on a carrier docked at a military base nearby。 The American has lots of money and misrepresents the sweet boy to Harry。 Harry agrees to help but before he can get started， bombs go off - in an apartment， a church， a brewery。 The interesting thing about this novel is that there are many clues （too many） and a lot of mis-information or lack of information。 I always want to discover the bad guy before the end of the book （a game I play with myself and the author）。 But in this case， so many leads have deadends。 The book gets a little wacky at the end but keep reading - only a few more pages until justice is done。 That is one of the reasons I like this book。 Justice。 I like anything that demonstrates justice in this world。 。。。more
Sandra
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I've been immersed in Harry McCoy's doings and concerns for the past week， and this， the fourth in the series， is a satisfying and well-paced follow up。 I've been immersed in Harry McCoy's doings and concerns for the past week， and this， the fourth in the series， is a satisfying and well-paced follow up。 。。。more
Peter
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Another 5star outing for Harry McCoy。If you have yet to read any of the Harry McCoy series by Alan ParksYou are missing an absolute treat。 Exceptionally well written and plotted， they are crime writing of the highest order。Start immediately。 That's it。 Another 5star outing for Harry McCoy。If you have yet to read any of the Harry McCoy series by Alan ParksYou are missing an absolute treat。 Exceptionally well written and plotted， they are crime writing of the highest order。Start immediately。 That's it。 。。。more
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