The #1 Sunday Times bestseller is back with a powerful, thrilling new CRIME novel.

A SHOCKING CRIME. A MAVERICK DETECTIVE.
A FINAL CHANCE TO EXPOSE THE TRUTH.

Ray Lennox is determined to escape his darkest days. The former inspector has left Edinburgh for a fresh start in Brighton. Soon, his fixations and addictions have been replaced with quiet evenings and a rigorous fitness regime.

Then Lennox meets Mathew Cardingworth, a rich and smooth-talking property developer. Their encounter reawakens memories that have haunted Lennox for decades.

Lennox has no choice – he must confront the events of his childhood. But as he is pulled into a world of violence and murder, he finds himself asking: what will he sacrifice to achieve resolution at last?

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PRAISE FOR NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IRVINE WELSH:

‘There’s only one Welsh and you should be reading him’
OBSERVER

‘The best thing that has happened to British writing for decades’
SUNDAY TIMES

‘Powerful . . . A bracing and engaging read’
DAILY TELEGRAPH

‘Plot twists keep the pages turning’
DAILY EXPRESS

(Irvine Welsh’s Resolution was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 15 Jul 2024)

"Brilliant" - Daily Express

"Crime is by some distance Welsh's most restrained and thoughtful work" - The Times

"You never know what you're going to get with Irvine Welsh, other than guaranteed intelligence. But what you get in Crime is a triumph... There's only one Welsh and you should be reading him again" - Observer

"Welsh writes with a skill, wit and compassion that amounts to genius. He is the best thing that has happened to British writing for decades" - Sunday Times

"If you like your crime dramas Scottish and sweary, this one's for you" - Evening Standard

"Trainspotting is the best book ever written by man or woman... Deserves to sell more copies than the Bible" - Rebel Inc

"Irvine Welsh is more than happy to assault current shibboleths… unsparing… caustic stuff.. those who relish his unvarnished, in-your-face narratives will get more than their money’s worth" - Financial Times

"Resolution continues the industrially gritty travails of Ray Lennox… slowly developing into one of Welsh’s most enigmatic, enduring and intriguing characters" - Scotland on Sunday

"Welsh’s crime trilogy reaches a grisly conclusion in this revenge tragedy… [the] plot twists keep the pages turning" - Mail on Sunday

"There’s no denying…[Welsh’s] ability to plum the more toxic reaches of masculinity and the nightmares they conceal" - The Times