Malinky

by George Donald

Jason Martin Kavanagh was what police described as a career criminal though to be frank, he wasn’t really that good at his chosen profession of housebreaking for he was more often arrested than not.A skinny wee man with the monks’ pate, wizened face, curiously long legs and even more curiously large feet, his stature resembled that of the popular character in the children’s rhyme, ‘Skinny Malinky Long Legs, Big Banana Feet’ and from an early childhood, earned him the nickname, ‘Malinky.’ Throughout the Glasgow CID, many officers would comment and agree that thief and convicted criminal though he might be, for all that Malinky was a nice wee guy, a man who when arrested always held his hands up and never resorted to any kind of violence.So why then, Detective Chief Inspector Barry Evans wondered as he stood on a rainy Friday evening in waste ground in Glasgow’s east end staring down at the body, would anyone want to bludgeon Malinky to death?

450 pages, Paperback

Published June 12, 2019

About the author

George Donald, Glasgow born, left school aged 15. Enlisting in the army aged 17 years, he served as a Royal Engineer Commando from 1971 to 1977. Upon his discharge, George joined Strathclyde Police where he served for 22 years, including 16 years as a CID officer.

Medically discharged in 1999, George returned to the police in 2001 and to date, works in a civilian administrative roll. Happily married for over thirty years to Anne and now residing in Hamilton, George is the proud father of three daughters, two sons in law, one fiancé and grandfather to Evie.

Reviews

[Phil Altimas · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Elaine Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Tom Mccarroll]

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