Crime: A Novel by Irvine Welsh

The topic of Scottish author Irvine Welsh’s latest novel — pedophilia — is so harrowing that he worked on a spoof documentary film about a darts player while writing the book just to lighten his mood.

And yet Welsh insists that “Crime” is his most uplifting novel to date.

“Most of my books have been about people who (mess) up,” said Welsh, best known for the drug-fueled mayhem of his debut novel “Trainspotting,” which was made into a hit movie.

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