Fresh

Sean's days are of a kind. The factory. The line. The chickens...And Sean's dreams of escape.

Then today, his brother Archie gets out of ail on early release. Which would be great if Archie weren't a little loose in the head. And if Sean didn't still owe him a grand.

Testing the boundaries of brotherly love, this white-knuckle thriller relives a day in the life that will leave you bowled over and breathless. With the down-at-heel joie de vivre of Roddy Doyle and the wacko plottings of Frank Cotterell Boyce, Mark McNay is an awesome new presence on the literary landscape.

Praise for Fresh:

‘It manages not only to be tough-minded and tender-hearted but also drop-dead funny…McNay’s novel is something of a paradox because its apparently small scale belies its richness of detail. His craftsmanship is not only evident in the dovetailing of scenes and the carefully-constructed suspense but in his evocation of Glasgow dialect (clear enough for a Sassenach reviewer, yet full of tang and colour)…A skewed morality is endemic in Sean’s world but McNay demonstrates that family and friendship, love and loyalty are its most powerful motivators. … Highly accomplished.’

The Times