This book would be a good read for someone interested in crime novels with a gothic twist. Welsh's writing keeps you captivated and draws you into the sinister world of crime and depravity. The unique and distinctive feature of the book is its combination of a classic detective story with gothic elements, making it a page-turning and deliciously original debut. It's no wonder The Cutting Room has won numerous awards, including the Crime Writers Association award for debut crime novels and the John Creasey Memorial Dagger.

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• Stonewall Book Award Nominee for Literature (2004)
• Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2003)
• Guardian First Book Award Nominee for Longlist (2002)
• Gumshoe Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2004)
• CWA New Blood Dagger (2002)
• Saltire Society Literary Award for Scottish First Book of the Year (2002)
• Corine Internationaler Buchpreis for Rolf Heyne Debütpreis (2004)

When Rilke, a dissolute auctioneer, comes upon a hidden collection of violent and highly disturbing photographs, he feels compelled to discover more about the deceased owner who coveted them. Soon he finds himself sucked into an underworld of crime, depravity and secret desire, fighting for his life.

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