William McIlvanney
Author
Series
Publisher
Canongate Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
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 clue to the murder of a gangland thug and the disappearance of a student. With stubborn integrity, Laidlaw tracks a seam of corruption that runs from the top to the bottom of society.
2) Laidlaw
Author
Series
Publisher
Canongate Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Meet Jack Laidlaw, the original damaged detective. When a young woman is found brutally murdered on Glasgow Green, only Laidlaw stands a chance of finding her murderer from among the hard men, gangland villains and self-made moneymen who lurk in the city's shadows.
WINNER OF THE CWA SILVER DAGGER
The audiobook is read by William McIlvanney
Author
Series
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In this scorching crime prequel, New York Times best-selling author Ian Rankin and Scottish crime-writing legend William McIlvanney join forces for the first ever case of D.I. Laidlaw, Glasgow’s original gritty detective"--