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Strange Loyalties
Series: Laidlaw Trilogy
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The remarkable conclusion to the Laidlaw series which launched a genre, from the godfather of Scottish crime fiction.
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The Laidlaw books are not just great crime novels, they are important ones - Mark Billingham
It's doubtful I would be a crime writer without the influence of McIlvanney's Laidlaw - Ian Rankin
When his brother dies stepping out in front of a car, Jack Laidlaw is determined to find out what really happened. Laidlaw begins an emotional quest through Glasgow's underworld, and into the past. He discovers as much about himself as about the brother he has lost, in a search that leads to a shattering climax.
Acclaimed for its corrosive wit, dark themes and original maverick detective, the Laidlaw trilogy has earned the status of classic crime fiction.
Series: Laidlaw Trilogy
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Strange Loyalties
The Laidlaw books are not just great crime novels, they are important ones - Mark Billingham It's doubtful I would be a crime writer without the influence of McIlvanney's Laidlaw - Ian Rankin When his brother dies stepping out in front of a car, Jack Laidlaw is determined to find out what really happened. Laidlaw begins an emotional quest through...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Laidlaw
WINNER OF THE CWA SILVER DAGGER 'If you only read one crime novel this year, this should be it' - Guardian 'A bloody good read' - Val McDermid When a young woman is found brutally murdered in Kelvingrove Park, only one man stands a chance of finding her killer. Jack Laidlaw. He is a man of contrasts, ravaged by inner...Paperback$2300Elsewhere:$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Papers of Tony Veitch
WINNER OF THE CWA SILVER DAGGER 'In a class of his own' - Guardian 'Reads like a breathless scalpel through the bloody heart of a great city' - Denise Mina Eck Adamson, an alcoholic vagrant, summons Jack Laidlaw to his deathbed. Probably the only policeman in Glasgow who would bother to respond, Laidlaw sees in Eck's cryptic last message a...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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Strange Loyalties by William McIlvanney is highly praised as an influential work in the crime genre, with other authors citing it as a significant inspiration in their writing. The novel's protagonist, Laidlaw, is celebrated for his depth, wit, and insight, which elevate him above other literary detectives. The series is noted not only as exceptional crime novels but also as important contributions to the genre, capturing the attention of notable publications and readers.
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ISBN: 9781838856212
Publisher: Canongate Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 19 August 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Canongate Books
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 264g
Pages: 384
About the Author
William McIlvanney's first novel, Remedy is None, won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and with Docherty he won the Whitbread Award for Fiction. Laidlaw and The Papers of Tony Veitch both gained Silver Daggers from the Crime Writers' Association, while the third in the Laidlaw trilogy, Strange Loyalties, won the Glasgow Herald's People's Prize. He died in December 2015.
Strange Loyalties is the third book in the Laidlaw Trilogy.
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