MEANTIME (PB)

Marina Katos' body is found in a Glasgow park, and the police don't seem to know or care who killed her. In a haze of tranquilisers, hallucinogenics and Valium, Felix McAveety decides to solve the murder of his best friend. To break through his drug-induced fog, he enlists the help of a dying crime novelist, Jane Pickford, and his crisis-ridden friend Scott. Their quest will take them into the orbit of drug dealers and the matrix of AI, encountering Independence activists, the intelligence services and stalkers. The exhilarating crime debut novel from Frankie Boyle.