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Nezbytná smrt Lewise Wintera
Author: Malcolm Mackay
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Nezbytná smrt Lewise Wintera presents a murder contract from the hired killer’s perspective. The Glasgow Trilogy’s opening volume reverses the usual detective premise, exploring crime through its executor’s preparations and decisions.
Nezbytná smrt Lewise Wintera is the first Glasgow Trilogy novel by Scottish author Malcolm Mackay. Rather than hunting an unknown murderer, it shows crime from the other side. Twenty-nine-year-old contract killer Calum MacLean receives a new assignment. The target is clear: Lewis Winter.
Book information
- Author
- Malcolm Mackay
- Publisher
- Albatros Media a.s.
- Imprint
- Panteon
- Formát
- E-book
- Language
- Czech
- Genre
- krimi, noir, thriller
- ISBN
- 978-80-87697-37-5
- Publication date
- 1. January 2015
- Pages
- 240
- E-book formats
- EPUB (ISBN 978-80-876-9738-2) · PDF (ISBN 978-80-876-9738-2) · MOBI (ISBN 978-80-876-9738-2)
What is Nezbytná smrt Lewise Wintera about?
Calum MacLean lives alone in Glasgow and works as a freelance contract killer. A phone call and a meeting bring another assignment from a growing criminal organization. His target is Lewis Winter, a minor drug dealer who has begun encroaching on bigger players’ business. Readers know both killer and intended victim from the start, so tension comes from preparations, the workings of the underworld, and the consequences of decisions rather than the question of who committed the crime. Shifting perspectives build a coolly observed portrait of organized crime in Glasgow.
Themes and motifs
Organized crime
The novel examines Glasgow’s underworld and the people working within it.
Contract killing
The assignment to kill Lewis Winter and its preparation form the central plot.
Criminal morality
The story examines dark relationships and rules in a world where violence is a profession.
Consequences
Mistakes and seemingly small decisions carry harsh consequences in organized crime.
Setting
Contemporary Glasgow and its criminal underworld.
Main characters
Calum MacLean
A twenty-nine-year-old loner and professional contract killer assigned to kill Lewis Winter.
Lewis Winter
A small-time drug dealer whose involvement in business beyond his standing makes him a target.
Who is this book for?
For readers of noir, crime novels, and organized-crime thrillers who prefer psychological tension to a conventional whodunit.
Book context
The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter is Malcolm Mackay’s debut and the first Glasgow Trilogy novel, followed by How a Gunman Says Goodbye and The Sudden Arrival of Violence. It won the ITV3 Crime Thriller Book Club Best Read Award and was selected for several major crime-fiction award lists.
Séria a poradie
- The Glasgow Trilogy – tento titul je 1. diel
Awards
ITV3 Crime Thriller Book Club Best Read Award
CWA John Creasey Dagger
Saltire Scottish First Book of the Year Award
CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year Award
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What is Nezbytná smrt Lewise Wintera about?
Contract killer Calum MacLean is hired to kill Glasgow drug dealer Lewis Winter.
Who wrote it?
Scottish writer Malcolm Mackay.
What is the original title?
The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter.
Is it part of a series?
Yes, the first volume of The Glasgow Trilogy.
Who is Calum MacLean?
A twenty-nine-year-old contract killer living in Glasgow.
Is it a conventional whodunit?
No. Readers know the intended victim and killer from the start; suspense comes from preparations and the workings of the underworld.
Did it win an award?
Yes, the ITV3 Crime Thriller Book Club Best Read Award, and it appeared on lists for other major crime-fiction prizes.
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