Laidlaw

A Laidlaw Investigation, Book 1

By: William McIlvanney

Narrated by: William McIlvanney

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.

©1977 William McIlvanney (P)2013 Canongate Books Ltd

Critic reviews

"The best new character in crime fiction for years" ( Daily Express)

Better to read than listen

As much as the author’s accent adds to the atmosphere, for me it was too difficult to translate aurally. I needed to rewind frequently.

scottish noir at its best

What a great story. Terrific to hear the author read it. Will listen again.

A Good Read

Ive listened to so many bad books lately, i almost gave this one 5 stars because i never thought once about returning it. Pleasant to hear this in Scottish accented English. You can tell this book wasnt written in the last couple of years because it isnt chock full of filler. The protagonist is a tormented tough guy, but he doesnt whine all the time or drink himself into blackout. He is pretty interesting, actually, has a different attitude and is more thoughtful than your average tough guy. Im disappointed that Audible doesnt have the other books in this series.

Reads like the Glasgow I grew up in.

the writing is tight and crisp redolent of the Glasgow patter which I heard every day of my life.

Great story, garbled narration

Terrific story. But the author should’ve let someone else read or the audiobook director should’ve insisted on clearer annunciation and better sound quality. I’m familiar with Glasgow accent but this was still hard to understand.