Alan Parks (All press)
- Jun 27 2024
“Parks’s thrillers beg the escalation to higher regions of darkness.”
— Lavender Magazine - Jun 13 2024
“Pulls no punches.”
— Wall Street Journal - May 23 2024
“A master of the genre.”
— Reading the West - May 1 2024
“Provocative, disturbing.”
— Booklist - Apr 5 2024
“Sharp and bracing.”
— Kirkus Reviews - Jun 1 2022
“A must for those who take their noir straight.”
— Booklist - Apr 27 2022
“Moves with a satisfying speed.”
— The Scotsman - Apr 19 2022
“This is a real page-turner.”
— Reading the West - Feb 25 2022
“A crisp, authentic look.”
— Publishers Weekly - Aug 12 2021
“He deserves a seat at their table.”
— Booklist - Aug 10 2021
“Specializes in ‘Tartan Noir.’”
— Mary Whipple Reviews - May 19 2021
“A full-bodied immersion into Glasgow’s gritty past.”
— Kirkus Reviews - Apr 17 2021
“...a wee, wry glimmer of hope.”
— Air Mail - Mar 2 2021
“Memorable.”
— Seeing the world through books - Jan 18 2021
“Fans of Scottish noir will be satisfied.”
— Publishers Weekly - Jan 13 2021
“Brisk Scottish noir with an appealingly hard edge.”
— Kirkus Reviews - Mar 8 2019
“Unforgettable”
— The Lansing State Journal - Feb 15 2019
“‘February’s Son’ startles readers with surprises as its story strands pull together.”
— Wall Street Journal - Jan 8 2019
“Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2019.”
— CrimeReads - May 30 2018
Small Victories
— Los Angeles Review of Books - May 7 2018
9 Debut Novels to Discover this Spring
— CrimeReads - May 4 2018
Mysteries: Glaswegian Goons
— Wall Street Journal - May 2 2018
The City and the Writer: In Glasgow with Alan Parks
— Words Without Borders - Apr 23 2018
“Harry McCoy is an immediately compelling new character.”
— Mystery Scene - Apr 17 2018
Scottish Noir At Its Best
— Mystery Tribune - Apr 13 2018
“In this classic noir-flavored debut set in 1973 Glasgow, Detective Harry McCoy grapples with both a horrific crime and changing times.”
— Shelf Awareness - Apr 2 2018
“There's something about Glasgow in the sleet and snow that fits perfectly with a the noir genre.”
— Reviewing the Evidence - Mar 17 2018
"Parks is uncompromisingly realistic in his vision of the city, its gangs, its poor, and its corruption”
— Seeing the World Through Books - Feb 27 2018
“For noir connoisseurs, this will hit the spot...”
— Booklist - Feb 1 2018
BLOODY JANUARY “resurrects the [T]artan [N]oir phenomenon”
— Library Journal - Jan 29 2018
"A worthy addition to the tartan noir canon..."
— Publishers Weekly - Dec 24 2017
"Parks’ debut novel has an in-your-face immediacy that matches its protagonist."
— Kirkus Reviews