Synopsis
On dark nights, someone needs to light a few fires...
Bodies are piling up with messages carved into their chests. Rival gangs are competing for control. New drugs have arrived in Glasgow, and they've brought a different kind of violence to the broken city. The law of the street is changing and demons from Detective McCoy's past are coming back to haunt him. Can McCoy keep his head up for long enough to deliver justice?
Publisher information
- Publisher: Canongate Books
- ISBN: 9781786894199
- Number of pages: 384
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 23 mm
- Weight: 256g
- Languages: English
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No nonsense policing
I really enjoyed reading this, Harry McCoy is a great character and his position of being torn between his job and his past was well depicted. I’ve not rea... READ MORE
Which Floor?
So, I've more or less given up on the whole Crime / Thriller genre as it seems to provide nothing but tired old cliches and convoluted plots with more hole... READ MORE
Brilliant
When Harry McCoy and Murray are called into investigate a case in Glasgow of a local footballing celebrity bring gruesomely butchered things turn sinister... READ MORE
a gripping and violent thriller
1970,s Glasgow, this is a gripping a violent thriller. Alan Parks (author) has a great skills in the way he describes both the characters and Glasgow in 19... READ MORE
Excellent
I have not read anything by this author before but l certainly will again ! This book was absolutely brilliant !! It felt like you were actually in 1970,s ... READ MORE
blood and gore
A dark gripping crime story that really hit to the core set against the back drop of Glasgow. If you like blood and gore and nitty gritty crime novels then... READ MORE
Recommended Crime Thriller
If you'd like a taste of crime-fuelled 1970's Glasgow then Alan Park's 'February's Son' might be a good match for you. This is a Harry McCoy thriller book,... READ MORE
Gripping Scottish noir
Alan Parks is certainly a voice to be reckoned with. When I read his stunning debut Bloody January, I was taken aback by how raw the writing was, how grim... READ MORE
Brilliant
This is not my usual choice of novel as I don’t generally enjoy violent crime but I was hooked from the beginning.
Alan Park's style of story telling puts... READ MORE
Excellent Scottish crime thriller
Was really impressed with this read. I hadn’t read the first in the series, ‘Bloody January’, so was a little worried I would get confused but it was a sep... READ MORE
Great dark Scottish crime
I really enjoyed this book, it's the first one by this author I have read, but based on this it won't be the last.
Set in 1973 Glasgow, it follows McCoy as... READ MORE
A great Scottish novel!
I have been lucky enough to receive a pre-realise copy of Alan Park’s ‘February’s Son’.
I would give this book a 3 and a half stars and mainly because I f... READ MORE
amazing
I absolutely adore this book, the context and the way of writing is brilliant and the cover is incredible. I did not expect there to be parts that I would ... READ MORE
Truly gripping
For crime lovers out there this book is the one you need to read. The lead character is so strong and the development throughout is brilliant.
There are s... READ MORE
Bloody Marvellous!
This book is the second in the Harry McCoy series. I haven't read the first and whilst I think it probably would be better to read them in order - there we... READ MORE
great book
love this book, the style of writing is great the cover already makes it seem gritty and full of crime and mystery. There bits i had a little giggle too as... READ MORE
Brilliant dark Scottish crime
I really enjoyed this book. Set in Glasgow in the 1970's February's Son is a dark and gritty crime novel that gets your hooked from the first page. Harry... READ MORE
Confusing and Uninteresting
The second book in the Harry McCoy thriller series, February's Son felt dated and near on impossible to follow. I hadn't read the first book in this series... READ MORE
Uncompromising 1970s Tartan noir with a damaged & morally conflicted protagonist. Utterly compelling.
After my unexpected enjoyment of Alan Parks’s fascinating debut, Bloody January, I was eagerly awaiting my second visit to the Glasgow of the 1970s that he... READ MORE
Harry McCoy #2
Harry McCoy has his work cut out. It's 1970 Glasgow and there's a psychopath on the loose. A young man has been found brutality murdered in a multi storey ... READ MORE
Wow
I have not read anything by this author before but l certainly will again ! This book was absolutely brilliant !! It felt like you were actually in 1970,s ... READ MORE
Warning – lot of sex, drugs, violence and a ton of bad language!
Warning – lot of sex, drugs, violence and a ton of bad language!
Thanks to Readers First for supplying me with a free copy of this book in exchange for my... READ MORE
Could of done with reading the other one series
In the very beginning with my first impressions i was feeling:
I was wondering what may or may not be coming next in the story, which i was very intrigued ... READ MORE
Great Read
This book is a really enthralling read, one you start reading it it is difficult to put down again.
Set in Scotland in the 1960’s Harry McCoy is one tough... READ MORE
Brilliant second installment!
Absolutely loved this book, more than the first one which I thought would be difficult! February's Son is set in 1970s Glasgow and once again features the ... READ MORE
Truly Noir Crime Fiction
I should probably start by saying that I was quite anxious to start this book. I read a review of this stating that it really didn’t work well as a stand-a... READ MORE
Good read
After reading the first book and learning more about McCoy I am becoming addicted to him. I found this book even more interesting than the first and can't ... READ MORE
Really good read!
If you enjoy dark crime novels then this is a good book to read. The characters are well thought out and the story is easy to follow. It can be quite dark ... READ MORE
good enough
What first attracted me in this book was the cover, I loved how sinister it looked and I knew I had to read it, it made me too curious although it was not ... READ MORE
Loved it!
DI Harry McCoy’s second outing, has him up against a serial killer with a penchant for carving messages into his victim’s chests. This is 70’s Glasgow - a ... READ MORE
Gritty, fast-paced crime thriller!
I’ve found another great author in Alan Parks and I won this book in a prize draw, which is nice!
This is a fast paced, gritty, violent thriller which I... READ MORE
Nice suprise
Initially I was worried about starting this one as I've not read the first book in the series (Bloody January). However, I shouldn't have worried at all as... READ MORE
A Gripping Scottish Noir!!
This is the second book in Alan Parks' gripping DI Harry McCoy series.
A gritty Scottish Noir crime drams set in Glasgow during the 1970s. The story begins... READ MORE
4 stars ****
This is book 2 in a series. I only realised it was a series when I started reading the book and as I haven’t read number 1 - I felt I was missing some impo... READ MORE
Well written 1970s police story
Set in 1970s Glasgow, this book has all the ingredients you would expect from such a setting – violence, drugs, gang warfare etc.
Detective Harry McCoy i... READ MORE
A great follow up
February's Son is the second in a series of novels featuring a Glasgow police officer named Harry McCoy, although this could be read as a stand alone novel... READ MORE
Exciting but gory
Glasgow in 1973: the city is drab, cold, gritty and crime-ridden. The story takes place over the course of 10 days.
A psychopath has just murdered a popul... READ MORE
Gritty noir style thriller
When a local football hero is gruesomely murdered Murray and Harry McCoy swing quickly into action to solve the case.
But this is not a one off murder, mor... READ MORE
Tartan-noir at its grittiest and darkest!
Set in Glasgow in 1973, this is the author’s second book in the Harry McCoy series and, although I think it would probably have been more satisfying had I ... READ MORE
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