The Night the Rich Men Burned - Hardcover

"A bracing taste of Tartan Noir . . . A powerful morality tale . . . [Mackay] delves deeply into the psyches of his characters."--Margie Romero, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"A sharp-edged morality play delivered with the relentless intensity of machine gunfire"--Library Journal

"Malcolm Mackay has created his own world."--The Sunday Times [UK]

"Don't pick up a Mackay book unless you've got spare time. They're habit-forming."--Janet Maslin, The New York Times

"Mackay's devilishly intricate storylines ultimately converge with lethal force."--Vick Mickunas, Dayton Daily News

PRAISE FOR THE GLASGOW TRILOGY:

"It's been a long time since so many pages went by so fast.... Mackay is a natural storyteller.... Surprisingly rewarding ... a thriller trilogy that thrills."--Dennis Drabelle, The Washington Post

"Malcolm Mackay has created his own world." --The Sunday Times [UK]

"A sharp-edged morality play delivered with the relentless intensity of machine gunfire."--Library Journal

Oliver Peterkinney and Alex Glass, two friends from Glasgow's desperate fringes, become involved in one of the city's darkest and most dangerous trades: debt collection. While one rises quickly through the ranks, the other falls prey to the industry's addictive lifestyle, accumulating steep debts of his own.
Meanwhile, the three most powerful rivals in the business--Marty Jones, ruthless pimp; Potty Cruickshank, member of the old guard; and Billy Patterson, brutal newcomer--vie for prominence. And now Peterkinney, young and darkly ambitious, is beginning to make himself known.
Before long, violence will spill out onto the streets, as those at the top make deadly attempts to out-maneuver one another for a bigger share of the spoils. Peterkinney and Glass will find themselves at the very center of this war; as the pressure builds, each will find their actions--and inactions--coming back to haunt them. But it is those they love who will suffer most . . .
The Night the Rich Men Burned is a novel for our times, and Mackay's most ambitious work to date, proving that in Glasgow's criminal underworld, there's nothing so terrifying as money.