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The Papers of Tony Veitch

Laidlaw Trilogy, Book 2

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The Papers of Tony Veitch

By: William McIlvanney
Narrated by: Mark Bonnar
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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.

©2019 William McIlvanney (P)2019 Canongate Books Ltd Crime Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Fiction Crime Suspense
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So much more than a crime novel, full of striking observations and deep humanity. McIlvanney’s originality and linguistic richness holds the reader from the opening to the final sentence.

Superbly written and read

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lovng the candid Glasgow humour throughout and picturing the precise locations as am a homebred Glaswegian.

brilliant

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loved this book and real depth to the plot. brilliant performance by Mark Bonnar in the rich character profiles.

brilliant story brilliantly performed

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Loved this story of vintage Glaswegian Noir. an absolute classic tale of murder and detective work.

More twists than a corkscrew

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Start with the story - a bit confusing and sometimes hard to follow exactly what’s gone on and why, but McIlvanney’s evocation of early 80s Glasgow is spellbinding, a novel written sometimes like a book of poetry. He captures the mood of the city’s underworld superbly; cross, double cross, loyalty and treachery rolled into one. Laidlaw’s character is developed from the first book and we get to feel him much more, he a personification in deed of his values.

The narration is simply outstanding. Love Mark Bonner as an actor, and here he brings a great range of vocals to light up the characters, never far away from straying vocally from the quiet menace that underpins so much of the story. His narration takes the whole book to another level.

Fantastic writing, brilliant narration

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