The Papers of Tony Veitch by William Mcilvanney
'Laidlaw is back, the Glasgow policeman with bowels who knows his jungle like the back of his own horny hand. A stabbed thug, a deathbed gasp from an old wino, lungs scorified by the weedkiller his bottle was laced with, a frightened Italian drab, a tilted lady looking for off-limits thrills, the escaped prey - a mosaic takes brutal shape ...the interpretation of this argot-rich underworld, bullies and hard men, victims and tourists, and of the very nature of violence, is a powerful achievement' The Observer
William McIlvanney is one of Scotland's foremost writers whose award-winning novels include LAIDLAW, DOCHERTY, which won the Whitbread Award for Fiction, THE PAPERS OF TONY VEITCH, THE BIG MAN, which was made into a film starring Liam Neeson, STRANGE LOYALTIES, and THE KILN. He has also published a volume of short stories, WALKING WOUNDED, three books of poetry and a collection of essays and journalism, SURVIVING THE SHIPWRECK. He lives in Glasgow.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340576892 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340576898 |
| Title | The Papers of Tony Veitch |
| Author | William Mcilvanney |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 1984-06-10 |
| Number of pages | 297 |
| Prizes | Winner of CWA Silver Dagger for Fiction 1983 |
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