The dead all have stories to tell. Giving them back their names is one thing; giving them justice is quite another.
A visit to Glasgow for a job interview in 1931 unexpectedly places Cuthbert at the centre of a devastating crime. Unwittingly, he finds himself working at the intersection between rising British fascism, anti-Semitism and the infamous Glasgow razor gangs. To solve the case, Cuthbert needs to rely on all the expertise he can gather from those around him. But who can he trust?
Allan Gaw studied medicine at Glasgow and trained as a pathologist. Having worked in the NHS and universities in the UK and the US, he took early retirement and now devotes his time to writing. His debut poetry collection, Love & Other Diseases, was published in 2023 by Seahorse Publications. His debut novel, The Silent House of Sleep, was was published by Polygon in January 2025, and The Moon's More Feeble Fire is the second in the Dr Jack Cuthbert series