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Laidlaw: A Laidlaw Investigation (Jack Laidlaw Novels Book 1)(1 The Laidlaw Investigation)


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"So searing it will burn forever into your memory. McIlvanney is the original Scottish criminal mastermind."--Christopher Brookmyre, international bestselling author The Laidlaw novels, a groundbreaking series that changed the face of Scottish fiction, are credited with being the founding books of the Tartan Noir movement that includes authors like Val McDermid, Denise Mina, and Ian Rankin. Says McDermid of William McIlvanney: "Patricia Highsmith had taken us inside the head of killers; Ruth Rendell tentatively explored sexuality; with No Mean City, Alexander McArthur had exposed Glasgow to the world; Raymond Chandler had dressed the darkness in clever words. But nobody had ever smashed those elements together into so accomplished a synthesis." In Laidlaw, the series' progatonist Jack Laidlaw--a hard-drinking philosopher-detective whose tough exterior cloaks a rich humanity and keen intelligence--investigates the murder of a young woman, coming into conflict with Glasgow's hard men, its gangland villains, and the moneyed thugs who control the city. As the gangsters running Glasgow race Laidlaw for the discovery of the young woman's killer, a sense of dangerous betrayal infests the city that only Laidlaw can erase.

About the Author :
William McIlvanney is widely credited as the founder the Tartan Noir movement that includes authors such as Denise Mina, Ian Banks, and Val McDermid, all of whom cite him as an influence and inspiration. McIlvanney's Laidlaw trilogy "changed the face of Scottish fiction" (The Times of London), his Docherty won the Whitbread Award for Fiction, and his Laidlaw and The Papers of Tony Veitch both gained Silver Daggers from the Crime Writers' Association. Strange Loyalties won the Glasgow Herald's People's Prize.

Review :
"From the opening chapter of Laidlaw, I knew I'd never read a crime novel like this."--Val McDermid, international bestselling author "It's doubtful I would be a crime writer without the influence of McIlvanney's Laidlaw."--Ian Rankin, New York Times-bestselling author "Laidlaw is a tough novel, with an exciting ending, and it is superbly written. You should not miss this one."--The New York Times "A classic of the genre."--The Guardian


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781609452018
  • Publisher: Europa Editions
  • Publisher Imprint: Europa Editions
  • Height: 208 mm
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Series Title: 1 The Laidlaw Investigation
  • Sub Title: A Laidlaw Investigation (Jack Laidlaw Novels Book 1)
  • Width: 135 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1609452011
  • Publisher Date: 03 Jun 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Weight: 367 gr


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