num_pages: 224
description: An extraordinary debut by a Scottish mystery writer, this cult classic of crime fiction presents Detective Jack Laidlaw, a policeman as complex and self-critical as you'll ever meet. Laidlaw follows the trail of murder investigation deep inot the underbelly of Glasgow, a world he knows the way Phillip Marlowe knew Los Angeles.
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: Pantheon Books