Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bloody January | 2017 | Alan Parks | Buy |
| 2 | February’s Son | 2019 | Alan Parks | Buy |
| 3 | Bobby March Will Live Forever | 2020 | Alan Parks | Buy |
| 4 | The April Dead | 2021 | Alan Parks | Buy |
| 5 | May God Forgive | 2022 | Alan Parks | Buy |
| 6 | To Die In June | 2023 | Alan Parks | Buy |
The Harry McCoy series is a set of crime novels by Alan Parks, all set in 1970s Glasgow. Detective Harry McCoy works cases in a city where gang violence, drugs, and political corruption are part of daily life. The first book, Bloody January, came out in 2017 and set the tone for the series: dark, atmospheric, and rooted in a specific time and place.
Each book in the series is named after a successive month, from January through June. The stories take place during their title months, and McCoy’s personal life gets more complicated with each case. He has his own ties to Glasgow’s criminal world, and those connections make his job harder in ways that go beyond the usual police procedural. Parks writes with a strong sense of the city and era, and the series has earned praise from readers who enjoy Scottish noir with real historical texture.