{"product_id":"strange-loyalties-a-laidlaw-investigation-jack-laidlaw-novels-book-3-9781609452537","title":"Strange Loyalties: A Laidlaw Investigation (Jack Laidlaw Novels Book 3)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"So searing it will burn forever into your memory. McIlvanney is the original Scottish criminal mastermind.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Brookmyre\u003c\/strong\u003e, best-selling author of the Jack Parlabane Thrillers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe original Jack Laidlaw novels that changed the face of Scottish mystery writing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam McIlvanney\u003c\/b\u003e is widely credited as the founder the Tartan Noir movement that includes authors such as Denise Mina, Ian Banks, and Val McDermid, all of whom cite him as an influence and inspiration. McIlvanney's Laidlaw trilogy \"changed the face of Scottish fiction\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e of London), his \u003ci\u003eDocherty\u003c\/i\u003e won the Whitbread Award for Fiction, and his \u003ci\u003eLaidlaw \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Papers of Tony Veitch\u003c\/i\u003e both gained Silver Daggers from the Crime Writers' Association. \u003ci\u003eStrange Loyalties\u003c\/i\u003e won the \u003ci\u003eGlasgow Herald\u003c\/i\u003e's People's Prize.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50670965293330,"sku":"9781609452537","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5e7e3506-51bc-447d-8a62-a37d01d0a99b.jpg?v=1733791829","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/strange-loyalties-a-laidlaw-investigation-jack-laidlaw-novels-book-3-9781609452537","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}