Paperboy by Callum Mcsorley

Paperboy by Callum Mcsorley

The dark, rawly comic follow-up to the winner of the McIlvanney Prize for best Scottish crime book of the year, new in paperback

'A serious talent' Kevin Bridges

'Inventive and witty, with a nerve-shredding finale' Chris Brookmyre

'An outstanding new writer who is destined to become a very big name' Peter James

DCI Alison McCoist is newly promoted but less popular than ever.

Chuck Gardner is the proud owner of both a confidential paper-shredding business and a serious betting habit.

When McCoist investigates a rat-nibbled corpse under a flyover, they are both sucked into a deadly stramash of gangland wars and police corruption.

Can Chuck solve his gambling and gangster problems before some head-banger feeds him into his own shredder? And can McCoist claw herself out of this shitemire without her own shady dealings coming to light? It might depend on how far she's prepared to go...

Readers love Paperboy

"A fast-paced edge-of-the-seat thriller! I was gripped from the very first page! I loved it! What a book!" - ARCReviews byM (5 stars)

"Horrific and darkly humorous in equal measure" - Chris Cuddihy (5 stars)

"I love McCoist. What a brilliant character! I'm so impressed by how real she is... I can't wait for the next one. The ending was just the perfect set up for book #3' - Mary Silva (5 stars)

"A novel dripping with wicked black humour and a real sense of place"
—McIlvanney Prize Judges

"Violent, profane, hilarious"
—Telegraph, The best new crime and thriller books to read this year

"Looking for something a little bit … filthy? Try Paperboy.. This energetic novel from a rising star of crime is full of black comedy, gore, slapstick and street slang"
—The Times, Summer Reads

Callum McSorley is a writer based in Glasgow where he grew up. His debut thriller, Squeaky Clean, was inspired by years working in a carwash in the city's East End. It won the McIlvanney Prize for Best Scottish Crime Book of the Year, was a Times Crime Book of the Year and a Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month. It's sequel Paperboy (also starring DCI Alison McCoist) was a Times crime book of the month and shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize. The third book in the series, Rat Race, is forthcoming from Pushkin Vertigo.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781805335474
ISBN 10	1805335472
Title	Paperboy
Author	Callum Mcsorley
Series	Pushkin Vertigo Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pushkin Press
Year published	2026-05-26
Number of pages	384
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.