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Paperback Strange Loyalties: A Laidlaw Investigation (Jack Laidlaw Novels Book 3) Book

ISBN: 1609452534

ISBN13: 9781609452537

Strange Loyalties: A Laidlaw Investigation (Jack Laidlaw Novels Book 3)

(Book #3 in the Jack Laidlaw Series)

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"So searing it will burn forever into your memory. McIlvanney is the original Scottish criminal mastermind."--Christopher Brookmyre, best-selling author of the Jack Parlabane Thrillers


The original Jack Laidlaw novels that changed the face of Scottish mystery writing.


When his brother is killed in a tragically banal road accident, Jack Laidlaw sets off on a journey through Glasgow's underworld. There he will discover the truth about his brother and the city he thought he knew better than anybody. He will face some even harder truths about himself. Alive with wit, suspense, brilliant writing, all leading to a shattering climax, this third book in the acclaimed Laidlaw series does not disappoint.


The greatest examples of Scottish crime writing and the founding novels of what has since become known as Tartan Noir, McIlvanney's groundbreaking Laidlaw books have earned the status of classic crime fiction.


The third Laidlaw novel from the Father of Tartan Noir explores "the ruin of the body, the corruption of the soul and the shattering of society."--The Wall Street Journal

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Don't wait!

If you like a multi-dimensional police-protagonist and a beautifully written layered plot, seek out McIlvanney. Hard to find but worth every second.

One of the most under appreciated authors of the day

If you haven't yet read McIlvanney, get on it! This man is brilliant. His detective, Jack Laidlaw, remains one of the most intriguing characters in fiction. "Strange Loyalties" charts Laidlaw's quest to discover meaning after his brother is killed. The characters that we encounter, as well as the questions that are raised, help shed light on so many aspects of our own lives. The depth present in this particular novel made me want to weep at the conclusion. The truth McIlvanney expounds in both his characters and their dealings in life, makes the beauty of this book complete. This is one of those stories that long after you've put it down, you feel its presence and its insight growing inside of you. I just hope that McIlvanney one day gets the credit he so much deserves.
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