1964. A hoard of the finest Scotch whisky ever made—the legendary Dalziel Double Proof—goes missing. 2023. Albie, youngest son of the wealthy Dalziel family, vanishes. His desperate mother turns to Robbie Gould, a disgraced reporter with a reputation as a 'psychic crimebuster'.
Broke and unemployed, Gould is in no position to turn down the job. He throws himself into a twisted chain of criminals, bent cops and Japanese gangsters, but when someone fires a shotgun through his door, he realises he doesn't need supernatural powers to see how deadly the situation has become.
"'This is the kind of zany novel in which a dope-dealer's dogs are not dobermans but miniature dachshunds, and a family of gangsters are called the Sangsters. Fans of graphic comedy - as purveyed by Chris Brookmyre and Stuart MacBride - will love it'"
Times
"'a piece of very enjoyable fiction... this detective story is written with great verve and introduces us to an engaging hero'"
