Laidlaw (novel)
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| Laidlaw | |
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| Author(s) | William McIlvanney |
| Country | Scotland |
| Language | English |
| Series | Laidlaw #1 |
| Genre(s) | crime fiction |
| Publisher | Hodder and Stoughton |
| Publication date | 1977 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0340207272 |
| OCLC Number | 3108663 |
| Dewey Decimal | 823/.9/14 |
| LC Classification | PZ4.M1498 Lai PR6063.A237 |
| Followed by | The Papers of Tony Veitch |
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Laidlaw is the first novel of a series of crime books by William McIlvanney. It features DI Laidlaw and DC Harkness, his assigned assistant, in their attempts to find the brutal sex related murderer of a Glasgow teenager. Laidlaw is marked by his unconventional methods in tracking the killer, immersing himself in a '70s Glasgow featuring violence and bigotry.
This novel is considered the first 'Tartan Noir' and is cited as being inspiration for the Rebus novels by Ian Rankin.
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