This third book in the series begins with Jack Laidlaw’s despair
and anger at his brother’s death in a banal road accident. His questions as to
the dynamics of his bother’s death lead to larger questions about the nature of
pain and injustice about meaning of his own life. Laidlaw is determined to
learn more about the circumstances surrounding Scott Laidlaw’s death. His
investigations will lead to a confrontation with his own past and a harrowing
journey into the dark Glasgow underworld.
Strange Loyalties (Murder Mystery/Scottish Noir)
By William McIlvanney
ISBN #978-1609452537
Price $13.35 (paperback)
256 Pages
Rating 5-Stars
Jack Laidlaw is trying to come to terms with his brother’s
death. Apparently, while drunk; Scott Laidlaw walked in front of a car, some
saying suicide, others that it was just an accident, but Jack wants to find out
what led up to that night, and his brother’s rendezvous with sudden death
His investigation starts uncovering problems in Scott’s life,
including a failed marriage, and a mysterious night in college when Scott’s
life seemed to change to a darkness that Jack never suspected. While he’s on a
personal search, his police team is searching for a killer that may connect in
some way back to Scott.
This was another interesting look into the Glasgow underworld
where drugs and murder are the normal way of life, and where Jack seems to be
pulled deeper into it’s bottomless pit of darkness and inhuman savagery, while
his own family drifts apart. Although most of the story surrounds Jack’s family
and friends, the book kept my interest, and is another deep look into the dark
underworld of Glasgow. Highly recommended.
Tom Johnson
Detective Mystery Stories
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