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1	Slip of the Knife more books like this by Denise Mina A brilliant new thriller featuring Paddy Meehan, one of the most praised heroines since Temperance Brennan. Paddy is no stranger to murder--as a reporter she lives at crime scenes--but nothing has prepared her for this visit from the police. see all copies from £6.14! new only from £13.31! \| first editions
2	Field of Blood more books like this by Denise Mina When Brian Willcox is found brutally battered to death next to a suburban railway line in Glasgow, it is assumed that the toddler is the victim of a vicious sexual predator. Instead the police are led to the doors of two eleven-year-old boys. Fresh from school, Paddy Meehan has just started work on the Scottish Daily News. Determined to emulate ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £5.70! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	The Dead Hour more books like this by Denise Mina When Paddy Meehan, Glasgow's youngest aspiring journalist, is called to a domestic dispute at a house in a wealthy suburb in the north of the city, it seems like just another police call. The blonde bleeding from a head injury in the shadows doesn't want any help; and the well dressed man at the front door assures Paddy that everything's fine, and ... see all copies from £2.04! new only from £5.80! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Garnethill more books like this by Denise Mina When Maureen, a hard-talking, hard-drinking Glaswegian girl, finally decides she is going to end her affair with a married man, she wakes up to a big surprise: she finds him in her living room with his throat cut. Viewed by the police as a possible suspect, she sets out to prove her innocence. see all copies from £2.01! new only from £2.01! \| first editions
5	Resolution more books like this by Denise Mina Maureen O'Donnell, ex-psychiatric patient and survivor of sexual abuse, is facing the darkest episode in her life. Her abuser has arrived back in Glasgow in time for the birth of her sister's new baby; she owes more than she makes in a year in back taxes; and Angus Farrell, the psychologist who murdered her boyfriend is up for trial, with Maureen ... see all copies from £1.77! new only from £6.14! \| first editions
6	The Cutting Room more books like this by Louise Welsh The Cutting Room heralds the arrival of an outstanding, contemporary Glasgow novel. Its charismatic protagonist, Rilke, is eccentric, witty and frequently outrageous. An auctioneer by profession, he is an acknowledged expert in antiques but also considers himself something of an expert in many other fields. When Rilke comes upon a hidden ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Swing Hammer Swing more books like this by Jeff Torrington An "energetic, irreverent and very funny" (New York Times Book Review) first novel set in Glasgow during a single week in the late sixties. Publishers Weekly, in a starred review, called it "a rich Scotch broth of language, steaming with metaphor...and pungent dialect." Winner of Britain's Whitbread Book of the Year Award. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £9.56! \| first editions
8	Espedair Street more books like this by Iain Banks Daniel used to be a famous, not to say infamous, rock star. At 31 he has been both a brilliant failure and a dull success. He's made a lot of mistakes that paid off and a lot of smart moves he'll regret forever. Contemplating his life, he realizes he has only two problems: the past and the future. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £6.19! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	The Blackbird's Tale more books like this by Emma Blair Ranging from Glasgow on the brink of the Great War to the cut-throat world of London publishing, this is the spellbinding saga of three generations. Cathy is a Glasgow factory girl who experiences love and its loss. Hannah has a marriage that brings her undreamt of prosperity as well as pain. Robyn is extroverted and vivacious, but her heart is ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.20! \| first editions
10	Garnethill: A Novel of Crime more books like this by Denise Mina This gritty, award-winning debut novel is set in the grim precincts of Glasgow's Garnethill. There the unlucky Maureen O'Donnell wakes up one morning to discover her therapist-boyfriend dead in the living room. Recently recovered from a breakdown, Maureen now finds herself the prime suspect in a grisly murder case. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £54.05! \| first editions
11 view cover	The Rough Collier more books like this by Pat McIntosh Praise for Pat McIntosh: "McIntosh's characterizations and period details are first rate and bode well for future entries in this series."-"Publishers Weekly" "McIntosh provides an intelligent, authentic, and suspenseful historical whodunit that will please the most demanding of Ellis Peters' fans."-"Booklist" Gil Cunningham, a young notary, has ... see all copies from £10.07! new only from £13.61! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Harper's Quine: A Medieval Murder Mystery more books like this by Pat McIntosh When newly qualified lawyer Gil Cunningham finds the body of a young woman in Glasgow Cathedral he is asked to investigate. He identifies the corpse as a woman he recognized at the May Day dancing in Glasgow Cross, the runaway wife of the cruel and unpleasant nobleman John Semphill. With Maistre Pierre, a French master mason involved in a new ... see all copies from £2.11! new only from £5.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	All We Hold Dear more books like this by Kathryn Lynn Davis Kathryn Lynn Davis returns to wild, idyllic Glen Affric, home to the memorable characters in "Too Deep for Tears," and draws us into a world of suspense and haunting emotion.... During the spring of 1988, on a small Scottish island battered into stark beauty by the sea, eighteen-year-old Eva Crawford leaves her childhood home to unearth the truth ... see all copies from £3.93! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Buddha Da more books like this by Anne Donovan Anne Marie's dad, a Glaswegian painter and decorator, has always been game for a laugh. So when he first takes up meditation at the Buddhist Center, no one takes him seriously. But as Jimmy becomes more involved in a search for the spiritual, his beliefs start to come into conflict with the needs of his wife, Liz. Cracks appear in their apparently ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Frommer's Edinburgh & Glasgow more books like this by Barry Shelby You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go----they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series ... see all copies from £6.66! new only from £6.66!
16 view cover	Where no man cries more books like this by Emma Blair Glasgow between the wars is a town divided, taut with violence and steeped in hardship - a town with no time for dreams. And Angus Mc Bain knows that better than most: being poor in Glasgow has killed his father and aged his mother before her time. Angus is determined to be his own man, to make his own place - and share it with the woman he loves. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.11! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Piper's Tune more books like this by Jessica Stirling Lindsay Franklin has just left her Glasgow school and finds her role as a marriageable young lady more than agreeable. But her life changes when her charming, Irish cousin Forbes comes to Glasgow to join the family shipbuilding business. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £4.16! \| first editions
18 view cover	Poor things. more books like this by Alasdair Gray Set in and around Glasgow and the Mediterranean of the early 1880s, this novel describes the triangle of affection between two doctors and a clever woman who has been created - not born - at the age of 25. This book won the Whitbread Novel of the Year Award and "The Guardian" Fiction Prize. see all copies from £1.51! new only from £3.15! \| first editions
19	The Welcome Light more books like this by Jessica Stirling In this fourth and final novel of the quartet that began with "The Good Provider", the author concludes the story of Kirsty and Craig Nicholson. Their son is struck down with polio, which causes Craig to become less proud, but moves Kirsty to seek comfort from her business partner. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.01! \| first editions
20 view cover	Resolution: A Novel of Crime more books like this by Denise Mina A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. see all copies from £8.35! new only from £10.74! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Night Mares more books like this by Manda Scott Dr Nina Crawford of the University of Glasgow's Vet School - driven, fanatically dedicated, a survivor - is one of the most respected animal surgeons in the country. But now she seems to be losing her grip. On her operating theatre, on her skills - and on her mind. After routine operations, horses are dying of the highly infectious E. Coli ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £4.10! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Lanark: A Life in 4 Books more books like this by Alasdair Gray Written under the influence of World War II, the British welfare state, the Scottish education system, Poe, Carroll, Joyce, Kafka, Pinocchio, and the Bible, this cult classic paints a surreal portrait of the modern world. "It should be widely read" (New York Times). Illustrated by the Author. see all copies from £10.57! new only from £58.60! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	The Asking Price more books like this by Jessica Stirling Imprisoned in a false 'marriage' and trapped in Glasgow's mean streets, Kirsty and Craig Nicholson are drifting apart, held together only by their son, Bobby. Kirsty finds herself drawn more and more to David Lockhart, the young minister who cares for her deeply. But David is bound to return to China and only his love for Kirsty keeps him in ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £77.84! \| first editions
24 view cover	Public Lives: Women, Family, and Society in Victorian Britain more books like this by Professor Eleanor Gordon, Ms. Gwyneth Nair This volume challenges many stereotypes about Victorian women and their families and offers insights into middle-class life in Britain from 1840 through the early years of the 20th century. Eleanor Gordon and Gwyneth Nair examine women's relationships, their marriages, the ways they earned and spent their money, and their social, spiritual, and ... see all copies from £7.20! new only from £9.58! \| first editions
25 view cover	Some Kind of Love more books like this by Jack Dickson Former Detective Sergeant Jas Anderson, the violent anti-hero of "Freeform" and "Banged-Up," becomes enmeshed in a dangerous web of intrigue and double-dealing. Working as a private investigator on a routine case, he soon finds himself stirring an explosive cocktail of police corruption, sectarianism and murder. "A weaver of intricate plots which ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £7.69! \| first editions

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