Summary of Laidlaw
An 18-year-old girl is found dead in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow. She has been assaulted and murdered. Detective Jack Laidlaw sets out to find the killer, but two local gangsters are determined to get to him first.
Reasons to read Laidlaw
“Laidlaw” is the first in a trilogy of psychological crime novels featuring Detective Jack Laidlaw. The novel is widely regarded as the origin of the “Tartan noir” genre (gloomy Scottish crime fiction), with William McIlvanney as its founding father. The book is skilfully written and offers a vivid portrayal of Glasgow’s criminal underworld. McIlvanney was awarded the 1975 Whitbread Book Award for his novel “Docherty” and the 1996 Scottish Book of the Year award for “The Kiln”.
Setting: Glasgow (Scotland, UK)
Original title: Laidlaw
Year of publication: 1977
Nr of pages: 256
