Welsh, Louise. (b. 1965).

W o r k

The Cutting Room (2002):

- a crime novel about a Glasgow auctioneer who accidentally comes across a series of photographs showing a woman before and after she is murdered and feels compelled to find out what happened

- the first person narrator is a pub regular, heavy smoker, sexually active gay man, quick to violence if provoked x but: also compassionate, courageous, and looking for love

Tamburlaine Must Die (2004):

- a novelette told in the form of a hastily compiled document of evidence by the poet Christopher Marlowe, recounting the events leading up to what he believes and the reader knows will be his death

- weaves together a convincing fiction of political manoeuvrings, betrayals, and misplaced loyalties

The Bullet Trick (2006):

- a present-day murder mystery set largely in Germany and Scotland, examining female vulnerability and the male (mis)use of power