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The Long Glasgow Kiss (Lennox Book 2) Kindle Edition

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'The kind of thriller writing that made me want to be a writer' Chris Brookmyre

'Storytelling at its very best!' Michael Connelly

Fast-paced, stylish, and blackly funny noir for fans of Philip Kerr and Raymond Chandler

Glasgow in the 1950s - private investigator Lennox is keeping a low profile, enjoying a fling with the daughter of shady bookie and greyhound breeder MacFarlane. When MacFarlane is found bludgeoned to death, Lennox is a suspect. Luckily, he has a solid gold alibi - he was in bed with the victim's daughter at the time.

It turns out MacFarlane was into some seriously dodgy stuff. One of Glasgow's notorious Three Kings, crime boss Willie Sneddon, is involved and he's not a man Lennox wants to cross. But there's an even bigger player out there, an elusive villain who makes the Three Kings look like minnows. Lennox is going to get his fingers burnt, badly.

Praise for Craig Russell:

'Another brilliantly sharp, witty and tough take on a hard city at a hard time . . . a former cop, Russell is Britain's rising crime-writing star' Daily Mirror

'Through his humorous lens, time and place become razor-sharp . . . The lightness of touch is a breath of fresh air in this most crowded of genres . . . This is tartan neo-noir at its most entertaining' Sunday Herald

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'Another brilliantly sharp, witty and tough take on a hard city at a hard time ... a former cop, Russell is Britain's rising crime-writing star' Daily Mirror.
'Through his humorous lens, time and place become razor-sharp ... The lightness of touch is a breath of fresh air in this most crowded of genres ... This is tartan neo-noir at its most entertaining' Sunday Herald. --Reviews.

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Glasgow in the 1950s - not somewhere you'd choose to be unless you were born to it. Yet our man Lennox, a private investigator, finds it oddly congenial. The war has been over for nearly a decade though sometimes you might wonder, so fierce is the battle for power and control of the city's streets. Lennox is a man precariously balanced between the law and those who break it. It is a dangerous place where only the toughest and most ruthless survive.
Glasgow bookie and greyhound breeder, Jimmy 'Small Change' MacFarlane, runs one of the biggest operations at Shawfield Stadium, Glasgow's dog track. When MacFarlane is found bludgeoned to death with a bronze statue of Danny Boy, his best racer, Lennox has a solid gold alibi - he had spent the night with MacFarlane's daughter.
Lennox is quickly drawn into hunting MacFarlane's killer, and discovers that the dirty business of dog racing was not the half of it. 'Small Change' was into some seriously dodgy stuff. What's more, crime boss Willie Sneddon, one of Glasgow's notorious Three Kings, is clearly involved and he's not a man Lennox wants to cross. But somewhere out there in the shadows lurks a really big player, an elusive villain who makes the Three Kings look like minnows. And Lennox is the only man who can track him down...

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07JZBD2L7
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Constable (24 Jan. 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 919 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 353 pages
  • Customer reviews:
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Award-winning author Craig Russell's novels have been translated into twenty-five languages worldwide. Film rights to his forthcoming novel, THE DEVIL ASPECT, have been acquired by Sony Pictures/Columbia Pictures. The LENNOX series has been acquired by BAFTA award-winning Synchronicity Films for adaptation into a returning TV series. The first television adaptation in Germany, by Tivoli Films, of a Jan Fabel novel attracted an audience of six million viewers. Four further novels have been made into films (in one of which Craig Russell makes a cameo appearance as a German detective). He is the first person in the history of the award to win the McIlvanney Prize twice.

Craig Russell:

• won the 2021 Crime Book of the Year (McIlvanney Prize) for 'Hyde'

• won the 2015 Crime Book of the Year (McIlvanney Prize) for 'The Ghosts of Altona'

• won the 2008 CWA Dagger in the Library for the Fabel series

• is the only non-German to be awarded the highly prestigious Polizeistern by the Polizei

Hamburg

• was a finalist for the 2019 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Award

• was a finalist for the 2017 McIlvanney Prize for 'The Quiet Death of Thomas Quaid', the latest in the Lennox series

• was a finalist for the 2012 inaugural Bloody Scotland Crime Book of the year

• was a finalist for the 2013 Ellis Peters Historical Dagger

• was a finalist for the 2012 Crime Book of the Year (McIlvanney Prize)

• was a finalist for the 2007 CWA Duncan Lawrie Golden Dagger

• was a finalist for the 2007 SNCF Prix Polar in France

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Customers enjoyed the book and found it a fun read with great storylines set in 1950s Glasgow. They appreciated the sharp sense of humor and witty quips. The characters were well-developed, with some amusingly drawn shady ones. Overall, customers described the book as an excellent thriller.

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Customers enjoy the book. They find it an enjoyable read with a good story and humor. Many consider it better than the first book in the series and a page-turner that would make a great TV series.

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27 customers mention ‘Story quality’27 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the engaging storyline set in 1950s Glasgow. They find the plot clever and well-written, with a gripping tale that keeps them hooked. The author creates an authentic setting, bringing the reader back to that time convincingly. The characters are vibrant and full of life, with a complex, loveable lead character.

"...Lennox is a complex loveable lead with just a dash of 'darkside' and unpredictability that keeps you on your toes...." Read more

"I really enjoyed this book. It had all the elements of a good crime novel as well as being really funny with its typically Glasgow patter - which..." Read more

"...The characters are well-developed and the story is good. Although it has the violence associated with gangland, this was not too much to handle...." Read more

"The storylines and well written and thoroughly researched...." Read more

24 customers mention ‘Humour’24 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the witty and sharp sense of humor in the book. They find the characters believable, with quick dialogue and descriptive writing. The book provides an insightful look into the lives of Glasgow gangsters.

"...It had all the elements of a good crime novel as well as being really funny with its typically Glasgow patter - which made this novel for me...." Read more

"...The background has clearly been well-researched and the humour is brilliant." Read more

"...with golden hearts, but I still find the characters, in the main, believable...." Read more

"The author obviously knew Glasgow well and the Glaswegian humour made the story even more interesting...." Read more

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Customers enjoy the well-developed characters and atmospheric descriptions in the book. They find the characters likable, though some are flawed.

"I think it is an excellent book for its genre. The characters are well-developed and the story is good...." Read more

"...Grubby, earthy and once again peopled with a shady bunch of characters, Russell perfectly evokes the look and feel of Glasgow among it's seedier..." Read more

"...A brilliant plot set in 1950s Glasgow. Lennox is an excellent character as are the other regulars...." Read more

"...Other than that this is well written with good characters and good description of parts of 1950s Scotland in which I was brought up!" Read more

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Customers enjoy the book's setting. They mention it's atmospheric, with the drabness of a cold Glasgow street and great characters.

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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 June 2024
    As I say, very good.
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 October 2010
    This is the excellent follow up to Lennox, featuring our wise cracking 'Canadian in Glasgow' PI...Lennox.

    Russel hits a confident stride and Lennox one liners really had me chuckling on a few occasions this time. Perhaps this was at the cost of a bit of grittiness and tension, but it was a cost well worth paying.

    Many of our favourite characters return. Sneddon, handsome Jonny Cohen and my favourite 'Twinkletoes' McBride. This time Lennox finds himself investigating a celebrities missing brother, the menacing of a local boxer, bare knuckle fighting, murder and all the coshing and razor action you could want in a 50's Glasgow gangster tale.

    This is a series crying out to be made into a TV series or even better a film. Lennox is a complex loveable lead with just a dash of 'darkside' and unpredictability that keeps you on your toes. And he is surrounded by the eccentric, the loathsome, the loveable and the downright terrifying folk of the mean streets of Scotlands toughest city.

    Just got the impression the author is tiring of the man and setting and the book hinted at an end to the series which I would be sorry to see, as I would certainly buy another. However I will just have to explore Russels German based detective tales. If they are of a similar quality I shall be very pleased.
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2012
    I really enjoyed this book. It had all the elements of a good crime novel as well as being really funny with its typically Glasgow patter - which made this novel for me. It also gives us a glimpse into post WW2 Glasgow. Its an easy read so don't worry that you won't understand the Scots tongue. I would definately recommend this book.
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 June 2013
    I think it is an excellent book for its genre. The characters are well-developed and the story is good. Although it has the violence associated with gangland, this was not too much to handle. The background has clearly been well-researched and the humour is brilliant.
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 November 2018
    The storylines and well written and thoroughly researched. Never very sure about crime lords with golden hearts, but I still find the characters, in the main, believable.
    Find some descriptions of graphic violence somewhat disturbing, ditto some of the language.
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 July 2012
    The bleak dark violent atmosphere of the eponymous first book,'Lennox',seeps it's way into this follow-up- and it's great! Grubby, earthy and once again peopled with a shady bunch of characters, Russell perfectly evokes the look and feel of Glasgow among it's seedier elements. The dry wit that ran through the first continues with perfectly placed examples of the Glasgow vernacular pitched against Lennox, our laconic wise-cracking Canadian hero- a series that will run and run and with an ending that will ensure that you will be swiftly seeking out the next in the series `The Deep Dark Sleep'...
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 March 2024
    Gritty and honest
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 November 2016
    Even better than the first book in this series. A brilliant plot set in 1950s Glasgow. Lennox is an excellent character as are the other regulars. As ever the historical setting seems spot on and the humour in amongst some pretty grisly scenes adds a welcome counterpoint.

    If you like Rebus, Reacher and Bosch you will like Lennox.

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  • Gary Anderson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good story in a great setting
    Reviewed in Spain on 13 September 2015
    The book arrived on time, well packed, and in good condition. This was my first book from Craig Russel, and I'll now get some more.
  • Khaleel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Long Glasgow Kiss
    Reviewed in the United States on 14 November 2012
    Lennox the enquiry agent gets involved in another case for Willie Sneddon, one of the Three Kings, the crime kingpins who control 1950s Glasgow. Just love the mixture of clever wit and gritty tough guy portrayed by Lennox. The dark smoky and wet Scottish city is a perfect backdrop for this classy noir thriller. The bad guys have great names like Small Change MacFarlane and Twinketoes McBride. Beautiful women,fixed boxing bouts and big 50's cars mix it up with big city gangsters. Lennox has to use all his fast thinking, fast talking and even faster fists to come out on the other side of this one. Lennox runs two cases, one a seemingly simple missing persons enquiry for a beautiful celebrity and the other trying to work out who put the scares on a championship boxer. Not always on the right side of the law, Lennox has to walk a fine line between working for the crime bosses and staying out of the way of Glasgow police who'd like nothing more than beating him to a pulp, locking him up and throwing away the keys.
  • Barbara Turner
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on 12 November 2015
    Excellent book!
  • WhityCool
    4.0 out of 5 stars Kiss your hope goodbye...
    Reviewed in the United States on 24 February 2014
    Still wondering why human beings are devious, black, and emtpy and still manage to be chaming and terribly familiar. Read this and all previous Lennox noir novels and get a glimpse of our darkest and jolliest soul at the same time.
  • Larra
    4.0 out of 5 stars Segunda entrega de las aventuras de Lennox
    Reviewed in Spain on 3 September 2013
    Interesante y muy recomendable novela negra ambientada en el Glasgow británico de los años 50. Es la segunda entrega de las aventuras de Lennox, el detective privado creado por Craig Russell. Una escritura ácida, cínica y humana.

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