Books published by Canongate Books

It will be no easy task to fill DCI Charlie Woodend's shoes, the newly-promoted Monika Paniatowski tells herself, but, given a little time, she thinks she can grow into them. Yet, with the discovery of a severed hand, time is the one thing she does not have. When her colleagues prove untrustworthy, the urge to call Woodend for help becomes almost irresistible . . .

Bea Abbot's friend Leon Holland asks for her help to establish an alibi. But why does he need one? And is his life really in danger, as events seem to suggest? Then everything is thrown into chaos as a virus infects the Abbot Agency's systems ... deliberately. But why? Bea is about to find herself drawn into a vicious - and deadly - power struggle.

The essential essay collection from one of Britain's most fascinating and acclaimed writers and artists, Alasdair Gray

The unforgettable, challenging and experimental second novel from the author of Lanark. Introduced by Will Self

A classic work of social history and a moving account of the destruction of a remote Scottish community

A rich, wild and heartwarming debut novel about the end of childhood, the strength of a sister's love and the power of nature to heal even the deepest wounds

The first in a new series of crime novels from debut author Alan Parks, the next dark and exciting voice in Scottish noir

A powerful and heartbreaking portrait of the bond between two sisters, in life and beyond death

Kate Grenville's modern classic of one man's loss, struggle and survival in the Australian wilderness, introduced by Diana Athill

A collection of essays on the absurdity of war, from the Nobel Prize laureate