| Crime: A Novel | 
 enlarge | Author: Irvine Welsh
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 26776
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.5
ISBN: 0393068196
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780393068191
ASIN: 0393068196
Publication Date: September 2, 2008
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Irvine (Trainspotting) Welsh brings his brand of mayhem to the glitzed-out, drugs-and-danger state of Florida.
In the wake of a nasty child-murder case, Detective Inspector Ray Lennox of the Edinburgh PD has suffered a full-scale breakdown. He's been placed on leave for mental retuning and takes off for a few days of sun in Miami. From there, Crime becomes an unmistakably Welshian blend of the macabre and the psychologically astute, as Lennox faces a dwindling supply of antidepressants, a bridal-magazine-toting fiancee who wants him to think seriously about floral arrangements, and some coke-happy locals who lead him back into old habits. Is he really in the right shape to be playing knight-errant to a terrified ten-year-old girl? Will his best instincts and worst judgments get them both killed, or find him the redemption he seeks?
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 READS LIKE A NORMAL CRIME STORY November 28, 2008
Mind BombI am a great fan of Irvine Welsh's writing. In my book he is a bit of a genius. It is therefore that I found 'Crime' to be a let down. Yes there are flashes of brilliance, but few and far between. The story reads like a run of the mill crime story, well written, well paced and..ehm...well...boring. I hate to say it but it is true as far as I'm concerned. Can't win em all better luck next time. Or is it just a simple case of give the people what they want. Mainstream writing for the masses who think they are not part of the faceless crowd or something like that.
 Riveting November 22, 2008
Having never read one of Irvine Welsh's books before but being a fan of the movie "Trainspotting", I picked this book up on a whim. It is one of the best book I have read in a long time.
The protagonist Ray Lennox is a Detective Inspector with the Edinburgh, Scotland police department. Haunted by a murdered child case, Ray is forced to go on medical leave and heads to South Florida with his fiance for a little R+R. Ray gets caught up in a situation ultimately being responsible for a ten year old girl he doesn't know.
The book switches back and forth between the present on vacation in Florida and the case that haunts Ray back in Scotland. The pace and tempo are superb. Just when you think you know what is going to happen you are hit from a completely different direction.
very good October 20, 2008
Welsh has long been one of my favorite authors. Crime is a great read. Yes the subject matter is pretty dark but nothing more extreme than a typical episode of CSI or Law and Order.
Better than Chefs & School....but far from his best... October 15, 2008
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Irvine Welsh's penchant for shock/laughter/sex and drugs continues on in CRIME. A pastiche of characters (if you have read any of his other novels, then you've got the template for CRIME) that are all interlocked in fairly predictable way, this is a story that you highly have to suspend disbelief in how it plays out. Yes the topic is dark and well handled, but after reading CRIME, I feel a little robbed of depth, development and shock...no surprises here...
Certainly better than the disappointing "Bedroom Secrets..." & Short Story Collection "School...",
But I would recommend FILTH to a new reader, a much more fleshed out Crime/shock/laughter/sex and drugs ....Crime is just an after thought...
Welsh hits the mainstream October 15, 2008
'Crime' is a good novel, but it's not really an 'Irvine Welsh' novel. It's very readable and enjoyable, but it's quite conventional when compared to his previous works. Not unlike Elmore Leonard in some respects, such as the neat, happy ending. There are flashes of the old Welsh in there, and it made me laugh a few times. Nothing much to shock you, really, and although I have found some of his previous books a bit stressing at times, I like his old style more. As a native Scot living in Florida, I feel that he captures the essence of the place quite well. His efforts at writing American dialects have notably improved since his previous work, although there's still scope for more...All that said, I still recommend this book.
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