Just Duffy - Robin Jenkins

In writing Just Duffy, a novel set amidst the urban decay of Lanarkshire, Robin Jenkins has created a modern-day Confession of a Justified Sinner.
Convinced of his own rectitude, appalled at the moral squalor around
him, Duffy declares war on society. Ridiculous, yet horrifying at the
same time, his campaign builds to a terrifying conclusion. Beset with
ambiguity, Duffy is a ferocious indictment of Calvinistic moral
certainty, of a struggle for good which results in only evil and
destruction. The deeply ironic title bears witness to the mismatch of
Duffy's aspiration against his own insignificance.

The themes of this novel are central to all Jenkins' work. In its stark simplicity Just Duffy
lays claim to being one of his most significant and powerful novels.
Its inexorable drive and power bear witness to a modern Greek tragedy
played out on a Scottish stage.