Cast a Cold Eye

<p><b><i>Cast a Cold Eye</i> by Robbie Morrison is a dark historical crime novel and the sequel to <i>Edge of the Grave</i>, winner of Bloody Scotland's Scottish Crime Debut of the Year.</b><br><br><b>Glasgow, 1933</b><br><br>Murder is nothing new in the Depression-era city, especially to war veterans Inspector Jimmy Dreghorn and his partner &lsquo;Bonnie&rsquo; Archie McDaid. But the dead man found in a narrowboat on the Forth and Clyde Canal, executed with a single shot to the back of the head, is no ordinary killing.<br><br>Violence usually erupts in the heat of the moment &ndash; the razor-gangs that stalk the streets settle scores with knives and fists. Firearms suggest something more sinister, especially when the killer strikes again. Meanwhile, other forces are stirring within the city. A suspected IRA cell is at large, embedded within the criminal gangs and attracting the r