The Cut Up by Louise Welsh

The Cut Up by Louise Welsh

The keenly anticipated third Rilke thriller exploring the dark underbelly of contemporary Glasgow, from the Award-winning author of the cult classic The Cutting Room

I loved everything about this book - the engaging characters, the credible backdrop to a clear, sharp plot, but most of all the writingOh my word, that writing! -- ANN CLEEVES
As gritty as it is compelling, The Cut Up is a thrilling tale of murder, reset and Glasgow's dark and dirty past. No detail slips Welsh's eye for an undercurrent. Wonderful -- DENISE MINA
Louise Welsh is a writer of the finest calibre, and The Cut Up is terrific - razor sharp, super smart and full of heart -- DOUG JOHNSTONE
Welsh has created a unique character in Rilke and her marvellous writing brings his world to life. The Cut Up is a great addition to the Cutting Room series -- ALEX GRAY
Praise for Louise Welsh's CUTTING ROOM books: 'Rilke's return is a treat' -- PAULA HAWKINS
Intriguing, assured and unputdownable * * Sunday Times * *
Astonishing . . . Rilke is a true original * * The Times * *
I doubt I'll read a better book this year. Dark, funny and humane -- VAL McDERMID
Compelling, immersive and brimming with life -- GRAEME MACRAE BURNET
Richly layered, gloriously carnal, bursting with patter and irresistibly seductive -- CHRIS BROOKMYRE

Louise Welsh is an award-winning author of ten novels. The Cutting Room, her debut novel, won the Crime Writers' Association John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award and the Saltire First Book of The Year Award. In 2018, she was named the Most Inspiring Saltire First Book Award winner by public vote. She is a Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow. In 2022 she published The Second Cut, which was shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize for Crime Book of the Year and named by The Times as their Crime Book of the Year.

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SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781838859862
ISBN 10	1838859861
Title	The Cut Up
Author	Louise Welsh
Series	A Rilke Novel
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Canongate Books
Year published	2026-01-29
Number of pages	320
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.