To the Dogs (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781838859817)

A darkly comic, gritty novel from the award-winning writer of The Cutting Room, exploring organised crime, institutional corruption and moral compromise in Glasgow

Jim Brennan is flying high. Against all odds, he is a big man at the university, tipped for the head job and an office at the top of the ivory tower. He has a beautiful, accomplished wife and two healthy children. Jim drives an Audi, and his dog is a pedigree bichon frise. Not bad for the son of a hardman who grew up in a room and kitchen.

But for every person who's watched his progress and wanted to hitch a lift, there's someone else desperate to drag him back down. When his son Elliot is arrested on drugs charges, Jim is approached by men he thought he had left safely in his past. Their demands threaten his family, students and reputation.

As the pressure mounts, Jim discovers he is more like his father than he thought. The question is, how far will Professor Jim Brennan go to save the life he built?

Author: Louise Welsh
ISBN-10: 1838859810
ISBN-13: 9781838859817
Publisher: Canongate Books
Language: English
Published: 03/05/2024
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.40w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/01/2024 pg. 28