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Laidlaw: A Laidlaw Investigation (Jack Laidlaw Novels Book 1) Paperback - 2014
by William McIlvanney
Summary
In Laidlaw, the first book of the series, we are introduced to Jack Laidlaw, a hard-drinking philosopher-detective whose tough exterior only partly hides a rich humanity and keen intelligence. Laidlaw’s investigation into the murder of a young woman brings him into conflict with Glasgow’s hard men, gangland villains, and the moneyed thugs who control the city.
Books 2 & 3 in the Laidlaw trilogy coming fall 2014.
Books 2 & 3 in the Laidlaw trilogy coming fall 2014.
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- Title Laidlaw: A Laidlaw Investigation (Jack Laidlaw Novels Book 1)
- Author William McIlvanney
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Europa Editions
- Date 2014-06-03
- ISBN 9781609452018 / 1609452011
- Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
- Dimensions 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.8 in (20.83 x 13.46 x 2.03 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Mystery fiction, Glasgow (Scotland)
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
“From the opening chapter of Laidlaw, I knew I’d never read a crime novel like this.”—Val McDermid
“William McIlvanney is a great rediscovery.”—Mark Lawson, BBC
“It is great entertainment, but McIlvanney’s achievement is to transcend the conventions of the crime novel even while he observes them. The trilogy is one of the finest things in modern fiction, in the Chandler and Simenon class.”—Spectator
‘A classic of the genre…If you only read one crime novel this year, this should be it.’—Guardian
“The finest Scottish novelist of our time.”—Telegraph
‘The Laidlaw books are not just great crime novels, they are important ones. McIlvanney proved that crime writing could have both perfect style and huge ambition. Most of us writing crime fiction today are standing on the shoulders of giants. McIlvanney is one such giant.”—Mark Billingham
“It's doubtful I would be a crime writer without the influence of McIlvanney's Laidlaw.”—Ian Rankin
“Fastest, first and best, Laidlaw is the melancholy heir to Marlow. Reads like a breathless scalpel cut through the bloody heart of a city.”—Denise Mina
“William McIlvanney is a great rediscovery.”—Mark Lawson, BBC
“It is great entertainment, but McIlvanney’s achievement is to transcend the conventions of the crime novel even while he observes them. The trilogy is one of the finest things in modern fiction, in the Chandler and Simenon class.”—Spectator
‘A classic of the genre…If you only read one crime novel this year, this should be it.’—Guardian
“The finest Scottish novelist of our time.”—Telegraph
‘The Laidlaw books are not just great crime novels, they are important ones. McIlvanney proved that crime writing could have both perfect style and huge ambition. Most of us writing crime fiction today are standing on the shoulders of giants. McIlvanney is one such giant.”—Mark Billingham
“It's doubtful I would be a crime writer without the influence of McIlvanney's Laidlaw.”—Ian Rankin
“Fastest, first and best, Laidlaw is the melancholy heir to Marlow. Reads like a breathless scalpel cut through the bloody heart of a city.”—Denise Mina
Citations
- Publishers Weekly, 04/28/2014, Page 0
- Shelf Awareness, 06/03/2014, Page 0
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