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Laidlaw

Jack Laidlaw's Glasgow is a city of hard men, powerful villains and self-made businessmen, of big industry and its victims, of enduring women, terrible slums and, one morning, of murder. An unorthodox detective who cloaks compassion with sardonic wit, Laidlaw knows the right questions to ask, threading his way through the pubs and clubs, the bookies and tenements, trying to find the killer of a young, apparently innocent girl.

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  • "CRIME & MYSTERY. In "Laidlaw, " the first book of the series, we are introduced to Jack Laidlaw, a hard-drinking philosopher-detective whose tough exterior only partly hides a rich humanity and keen intelligence. Laidlaw's investigation into the murder of a young woman brings him into conflict with Glasgow's hard men, gangland villains, and the moneyed thugs who control the city. Books 2 & 3 in the "Laidlaw" trilogy coming fall 2014."
  • "Jack Laidlaw's Glasgow is a city of hard men, powerful villains and self-made businessmen, of big industry and its victims, of enduring women, terrible slums and, one morning, of murder. An unorthodox detective who cloaks compassion with sardonic wit, Laidlaw knows the right questions to ask, threading his way through the pubs and clubs, the bookies and tenements, trying to find the killer of a young, apparently innocent girl."@en
  • "The complex, unconventional detective, Laidlaw, is assigned to investigate the murder of a young girl."@en
  • "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."@en
  • "In Laidlaw, the first book of the series, we are introduced to Jack Laidlaw, a hard-drinking philosopher-detective whose tough exterior only partly hides a rich humanity and keen intelligence. Laidlaw's investigation into the murder of a young woman brings him into conflict with Glasgow's hard men, gangland villains, and the moneyed thugs who control the city. Books 2 & 3 in the Laidlaw trilogy coming fall 2014."@en

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  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Noir fiction"@en
  • "Politiromaner"@da
  • "Politiromaner"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Detective and mystery fiction"@en
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Krimis, Thriller, Spionage"

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  • "Laidlaw Kriminalroman"
  • "Come cerchi nell'acqua"@it
  • "Come cerchi nell'acqua : le indagini di Laidlaw"@it
  • "Come cerchi nell'acqua : le indagini di Laidlaw"
  • "Laidlaw : indagine a Glasgow"@it
  • "Laidlaw : indagine a Glasgow"
  • "Laidlaw : Kriminalroman"
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  • "Laidlaw"@da
  • "Laidlaw"
  • "Laidlaw"@en
  • "Laidlaw : with an introduction by the author"
  • "LAIDLAW"

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