A divided Las Vegas family is forced to confront the past and reckon with a dangerous future in the searing new novel from Irvine Welsh.
Molly and George Warburton are used to living life their own way. Now, in the ferocious heat of Sin City, the couple are facing up to their failures and final years.
They announce that their grandson Luke - college dropout, aspiring writer, electronic dance music aficionado - will inherit their millions. It is sudden news that leaves their daughter Gina hell-bent on revenge.
Yet Luke's good fortune will not last. When a strange newcomer to the neighbourhood insinuates himself into the Warburtons' world, it is the beginning of a chain of chilling events that could split the family permanently and put all their lives at risk.
The question is, do they have what it takes to survive?
PRAISE FOR THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR:
'Welsh writes with a skill, wit and compassion that amounts to genius' Sunday Times
'A triumph. A great, redemptive book' Observer
'No living author is as entertaining to read' GQ
'Powerful…bracing and engaging' Daily Telegraph
| ISBN: | 9781787336537 |
| Publication date: | 13th August 2026 |
| Author: | Irvine Welsh |
| Publisher: | Jonathan Cape an imprint of Vintage Publishing |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 448 pages |
| Genres: |
Political / Legal Thrillers Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Love and relationships Narrative theme: Sense of place Family Drama |
A divided Las Vegas family is forced to confront the past and reckon with a dangerous future in the searing new novel from Irvine Welsh.
Molly and George Warburton are used to living life their own way. Now, in the ferocious heat of Sin City, the couple are facing up to their failures and final years.
They announce that their grandson Luke - college dropout, aspiring writer, electronic dance music aficionado - will inherit their millions. It is sudden news that leaves their daughter Gina hell-bent on revenge.
Yet Luke's good fortune will not last. When a strange newcomer to the neighbourhood insinuates himself into the Warburtons' world, it is the beginning of a chain of chilling events that could split the family permanently and put all their lives at risk.
The question is, do they have what it takes to survive?
PRAISE FOR THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR:
'Welsh writes with a skill, wit and compassion that amounts to genius' Sunday Times
'A triumph. A great, redemptive book' Observer
'No living author is as entertaining to read' GQ
'Powerful…bracing and engaging' Daily Telegraph
Can Nothing Save Us? features in the following genres: Political / Legal Thrillers, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Family Drama
Can Nothing Save Us? is available in Paperback, Hardback
Can Nothing Save Us? was written by Irvine Welsh and published by Jonathan Cape an imprint of Vintage Publishing
Can Nothing Save Us? has 448 pages
£18.00