The Papers Of Tony Veitch Av William Mcilvanney

<p><b>THE SECOND IN THE ORIGINAL LAIDLAW TRILOGY. </b><b>WINNER OF THE CWA SILVER DAGGER. </b><br><b><i>THE DARK REMAINS</i>, Laidlaw''s first case, out 2 September 2021. PRE-ORDER NOW!</b><br><br><b>''In a class of his own'' <i>Guardian</i></b><br><b>''Reads like a breathless scalpel through the bloody heart of a great city'' Denise Mina<br></b><br>Eck Adamson, an alcoholic vagrant, summons Jack Laidlaw to his deathbed. Probably the only policeman in Glasgow who would bother to respond, Laidlaw sees in Eck''s cryptic last message a clue to the murder of a gangland thug and the disappearance of a student. With stubborn integrity, Laidlaw tracks a seam of corruption that runs from the top to the bottom of society.<br><br>Acclaimed for its corrosive wit, dark themes and original maverick detective, the Laidlaw trilogy has earned the status of classic crime fiction.</p>