Publisher's Synopsis
IT’S 1960 AND A CRIME WAVE IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE
Alan McInnes is a young and ambitious police constable dreaming of a career in the CID, far from the backwater village of Barloch, and nourishing wistful visions of marrying his girlfriend.
One night, on patrol, he surprises a young local couple doing what young couples do of a Saturday night. But from this innocent encounter, there are tragic developments, with smuggled cargo, gangster intimidation, hidden family secrets, jealousy, revenge and murder.
Barloch looks and feels like the real thing, vibrant and alive with beauty. MacArthur writes with confident familiarity and affection for the people and communities of 1960s Scotland.
Barloch has the feel of a Pinewood studio movie shot in sharp black and white.
