Strange Loyalties: W

McIlvanney, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0340574607 ISBN 13 : 9780340574607

Editeur : Sceptre, 1992

Revue de presse :

“This extraordinary and beautifully written novel...sets a high standard among contemporary thrillers. Like its detective hero, Strange Loyalties is captivating and unforgettable.”—Publishers Weekly
 
“The Laidlaw trilogy is one of the finest things in modern fiction, in the Chandler and Simenon class.”—Spectator
 
“Starts on the streets and ends up in the soul.”—The Daily Telegraph
 
“A grimly effective novel like Chandler’s The Long Goodbye about the detective’s loyalty to the dead.”—Kirkus Reviews
 
“Allan Guthrie probably comes closest to McIlvanney in his mix of humor and compassion, but even that top-flight crime writer doesn’t do it with the same concentration.”— Peter Rozovsky, Detectives Beyond Borders

Biographie de l'auteur :

William McIlvanney is one of Scotland's foremost writers whose award-winning novels include LAIDLAW, DOCHERTY, which won the Whitbread Award for Fiction, THE PAPERS OF TONY VEITCH, THE BIG MAN, which was made into a film starring Liam Neeson, STRANGE LOYALTIES, and THE KILN. He has also published a volume of short stories, WALKING WOUNDED, three books of poetry and a collection of essays and journalism, SURVIVING THE SHIPWRECK. He lives in Glasgow.