Sad news coming out of Glasgow, Scotland today, December 5th, 2015. William McIlvanney has passed away at the age of 79. Known as the godfather of Tartan Noir, McIlvanney was a force in Scottish literature. Read the full news article over at The Guardian here:
Here is an interesting article on William McIlvanney and his Laidlaw books. I don’t know much about McIlvanney or these books, but this article made me want to read them soon.
Written by Allan Massie for the Wall Street Journal it is worth reading. Here is the link to the full article:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-father-of-tartan-noir-1437772631
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