Laidlaw - Laidlaw, Bk 1 Author:William McIlvanney In Laidlaw, the series’ progatonist Jack Laidlaw -- a hard-drinking philosopher-detective whose tough exterior cloaks a rich humanity and keen intelligence -- investigates the murder of a young woman, coming into conflict with Glasgow’s hard men, its gangland villains, and the moneyed thugs who control the city. As the ... more »gangsters running Glasgow race Laidlaw for the discovery of the young woman’s killer, a sense of dangerous betrayal infests the city that only Laidlaw can erase.« less