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Strange Loyalties

Laidlaw Trilogy, Book 3

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Strange Loyalties

By: William McIlvanney
Narrated by: Mark Bonnar
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When his brother dies stepping out in front of a car, Detective Jack Laidlaw is determined to find out what really happened.

With corrosive wit, Laidlaw relates an emotional quest through Glasgow's underworld, and into the past. He discovers as much about himself as the loved brother he has lost in a search that leads to a shattering climax.

©2019 William McIlvanney (P)2019 Canongate Books Ltd Crime Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Fiction Crime
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The third part of the trilogy is a different fish, as Laidlaw investigates (unofficially) the death of his brother, which may or may not, have been suicide. Or were the usual cast of thugs and thieves responsible?

Enjoyable end to the trilogy

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Thus is my 1st McIlvaney book &I loved it. Jack Laidlaw is a very cerebral detective and a complex man. The icing on the cake for me was having Mark Bonnar as the narrater. (be still my beating heart) . Would highly recommend this book.

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People surveying people, excellent. It’s not so much that I can write a 15 word minimum description of this book, it’s that it took place at all.

Life

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I've only come across this in 2025, all I can say is it's never too late to discover a masterpiece

Outstanding

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A truly gripping story heart wrenchingly honest and written so beautifully and poetically that you want to stop listening regularly just to absorb the intensity and density of imagery within the writing. Some might describe it as grim and depressing, relieved only by the pepperings of dark Glaswegian humour, there were times when I felt this was the case but on reflection and having completed the book I understand the profound messages it conveys about our human state. I feel a better person for having read it.
The narration was perfect.

Brilliant

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