The Papers of Tony Veitch |
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| Author:
| McIlvanney, William |
| ISBN: | 978-0-340-57689-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1992 |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton
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| Imprint: | Sceptre |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $20.99 |
Book Description:
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'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...
More Description'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