The Times top ten bestseller. ‘An instant Scottish classic’ – The Skinny ‘A swaggering, incendiary debut’ – Guardian ‘Trainspotting for a new generation’ – Independent ‘Raw and lyrical’ – Observer ‘One of the most admired young voices in British fiction’ – The Times 2005. Glasgow is named Europe’s Murder Capital, driven by a violent territorial gang and knife culture. In the housing schemes of adjacent Lanarkshire, Scotland’s former industrial heartland, wee boys become postcode warriors. 2004. Azzy Williams joins the Young Team [YTP]. A brutal gang conflict with their deadly rivals, the Young Toi [YTB] begins. 2012. Azzy dreams of another life. He faces his toughest fight of all – the fight for a different future. Expect Buckfast. Expect bravado. Expect street philosophy. Expect rave culture. Expect anxiety. Expect addiction. Expect a serious facial injury every six hours. Expect murder. Hope for a way out.