Can Nothing Save Us?

Name: Can Nothing Save Us?
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Irvine Welsh

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English

Jonathan Cape
13 September 2026

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Irvine Welsh's searing thriller takes us to Las Vegas, as a divided family is forced to confront the past and reckon with a dangerous future

In Las Vegas, Molly and George Warburton lead an eccentric, though comfortable, life. She was once an actress; he used to be her lawyer. Now, as Sin City veers between ferocious heat and equally ferocious storms, the couple are facing up to their future.

Their daughter Gina - fiery, bored of her marriage, desperate for excitement - steers clear of her parents and their outlandish ways. That is, until she makes a shocking discovery- she will not inherit their millions.

Luke, Gina's college dropout son, lives in the rundown guesthouse in the grounds of Molly and George's mansion. By day, he writes a dark, disturbing thriller in secret. By night, he works the Strip as a club promoter and escapes into a dizzying, drug-fuelled, dance music fantasy.

Then Luke is pulled into a horrifying sequence of events. Targeted by a mercurial cult leader with a penchant for violence, he becomes ever more suspicious of his grandparents' new neighbour and the strange deliveries next door. As he flees the dangers of the Nevada desert for a long-awaited music festival, he is unaware that he - and his family - are about to put their lives on the line.

By: Irvine Welsh
Imprint: Jonathan Cape
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 750g
ISBN: 9781787336537
ISBN 10: 1787336530
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 13 September 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Irvine Welsh was born and raised in Edinburgh. His first novel, Trainspotting, has sold over one million copies in the UK and was adapted into an era-defining film. He has written fourteen further novels, including the number one Sunday Times bestseller Dead Men's Trousers, four books of shorter fiction and numerous plays and screenplays. Irvine Welsh currently lives between London, Edinburgh and Miami.

Reviews for Can Nothing Save Us?

A new book by Irvine Welsh is always an event . . . No living author is as entertaining to read * GQ * So propulsive . . . about as much fun as you can have between two book covers * The Times (on Dead Men’s Trousers) * Powerful . . . A bracing and engaging read * Daily Telegraph (on Crime) *