num_pages: 224
description: The unorthodox, complex, sardonically humorous, intriguing policeman Jack Laidlaw makes his debut in an engrossing tale of murder. In Glasgow, the city with the worst slums in Europe, a city of hard men, powerful villains, bitter victims and cynical policemen, Laidlaw uses unconventional methods.
language: English
title: Laidlaw
titlecomplete: Laidlaw
characters: Jack Laidlaw
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Noir, Scotland, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Novels, Crime, Audiobook
ratings_count: 4949
places: Glasgow, Scotland
series: Jack Laidlaw
awards: awardedAt: 220953600000
name: CWA Silver Dagger, awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Sceptre