Strange Loyalties is a 1991 crime novel by William McIlvanney. This book is the third in the series featuring the character Laidlaw.[1] This series of books is recognised as the foundation of the Tartan Noir genre.[2]
The novel centres around the death of Jack Laidlaw's brother Scott (a teacher) who is run over by a car. Laidlaw is faced with an emotional journey to the depths of Glasgow's underworld and his own past, to discover the truth, finds out as much about himself as his brother.
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Unlike the first two novels in this series, Strange Loyalties is written as a first-person narrative.[3]
^Dickson, Beth. "William McIlvanney's Laidlaw Novels". The Association for Scottish Literary Studies. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
^Massie, Allan (25 May 2013). "Scotland's master of crime is also its Camus". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
^Peacock, James (2013). "Divided Loyalties, Changing Landscapes: William McIlvanney's Laidlaw Novels". English: Journal of the English Association. 62 (236): 69–86. doi:10.1093/english/eft001. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
^"Strange Loyalties". Canongate. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
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