Callum McSorley has doubled down on what made Squeaky Clean such an amazing debut: his second novel is a cavalcade of gruesome violence, a welter of bodily fluids and a torrent of fantastically filthy language... A brilliant black comedy that repeatedly makes you squirm. Fizzing with energy and full of heart, it's one of those books that you simply don't want to end -- Mark Sanderson - The Times, Crime Book of the Month

The vibe is Taggart rewritten by Mick Herron. Gritty gang violence, plenty of black comedy, imaginative plot twists, wonderfully grotesque characters ... and reading them has also expanded my lexicon of insults -- Robbie Millen - The Times

Plunges us straight back into the world we were introduced to in the first novel; a world of Weegie gangsters, Glasgow banter and truly horrible deaths. I mean, proper gory deaths. But funny, too. Which means, this is the opposite of cosy crime. The result is very Glasgow and all the better for it - Herald

Extremely funny, exciting and ultimately touching - Literary Review

A Glasgow noir that will thrill and amuse those with a wicked sense of humour and a love of gritty crime fiction - Crime Time Review

Looking for something a little bit ... filthy? Try Paperboy... This energetic novel from a rising star of crime is full of black comedy, gore, slapstick and street slang - The Times, Summer Reads

Brutally funny and brilliantly plotted, with an engaging cast of characters - Glasgow Evening Times

A terrific mix of twisting police procedural, pitch-black comedy, slapstick, puns and over-the-top violence. And, of course, the dialogue is delivered in Glasgow's finest street slang. Think Mick Herron meets Taggart -- Robbie Millen - The Times

The new star of tartan noir - The Times

McSorley consolidates his status among crime fiction's rising stars. Paperboy is energetic, inventive and witty, laying on the tension as it builds to a nerve-shredding finale -- Chris Brookmyre

The dark underbelly of Glasgow is laid bare... Compelling and horrifying. Unmissable - Daily Mail

Just when you're thinking Squeaky Clean is probably the perfect crime novel, along comes Paperboy. The biggest laughs, the seediest urban underbelly, the most irreparably flawed yet inexorably engaging cast -- Sofia Slater, author of The Serpent Dance

Absolutely loved Paperboy, as dark as a dungeon at midnight but a lot more fun. Sparkling dialogue, startling violence and some truly terrifying villains. And as for Ally McCoist, what can I say? She shoots, she scores! -- Trevor Wood, author of 'The Man on the Street'



Callum McSorley has done it again! Paperboy is a wickedly funny return to Glasgow's underbelly, where the city's renowned wit nestles alongside brutal violence. The beleaguered DCI Alison McCoist is again the perfect protagonist and McSorley is a master of the hapless character drawn into criminal chaos... I can't wait for the next instalment. Cracking! -- Heather Critchlow, author of 'Unsolved'

A deliciously gruesome, darkly comic and twisty piece of work. McSorley's Glasgow is an irresistibly dangerous world full of characters you won't easily forget -- Tom Newlands, author of Only Here, Only Now

Shows off McSorley's confident street-humour, deft plotting and frequently surprising turns of phrase. The energy coming off this book is enough to pow