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The Papers of Tony Veitch
- Laidlaw Trilogy, Book 2
- Narrated by: Mark Bonnar
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
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Summary
Eck Adamson, an alcoholic vagrant, summons Jack Laidlaw to his deathbed. Probably the only policeman in Glasgow who would bother to respond, Laidlaw sees in Eck's cryptic last message a clue to the murder of a gangland thug and the disappearance of a student.
With stubborn integrity, Laidlaw tracks a seam of corruption that runs from the top to the bottom of society.
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- Michael B
- 04-01-24
Superb narration by Mark Bonnar
Fabulous novel
Fabulous writing and fabulous reading by Mark Bonnar who could have been born to read McIlvanney.
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- rammie
- 15-04-23
Fantastic writing, brilliant narration
Start with the story - a bit confusing and sometimes hard to follow exactly what’s gone on and why, but McIlvanney’s evocation of early 80s Glasgow is spellbinding, a novel written sometimes like a book of poetry. He captures the mood of the city’s underworld superbly; cross, double cross, loyalty and treachery rolled into one. Laidlaw’s character is developed from the first book and we get to feel him much more, he a personification in deed of his values.
The narration is simply outstanding. Love Mark Bonner as an actor, and here he brings a great range of vocals to light up the characters, never far away from straying vocally from the quiet menace that underpins so much of the story. His narration takes the whole book to another level.
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-09-21
Brilliant crime novel
William McIlvanney was a brilliant writer who wrote novels that are gritty, complex and very witty. This is a superb book and Mark Bonnar's performance is excellent.
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- Seagirl
- 13-12-21
Superbly written and read
So much more than a crime novel, full of striking observations and deep humanity. McIlvanney’s originality and linguistic richness holds the reader from the opening to the final sentence.
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- Laurence McKell
- 23-11-22
More twists than a corkscrew
Loved this story of vintage Glaswegian Noir. an absolute classic tale of murder and detective work.
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- Ross
- 18-01-21
brilliant story brilliantly performed
loved this book and real depth to the plot. brilliant performance by Mark Bonnar in the rich character profiles.
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- Ian Mack
- 25-08-23
Brilliant crime novel superbly read
A brilliant crime novel, full of striking observations and deep humanity. McIlvanney’s originality and linguistic richness holds the reader from the opening to the final sentence. Superbly read by Mark Bonnar who brings the characters to life.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-10-22
poor after book 1
The author read the fist book and his enthusiasm was great, funny and entertaining, recommended
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-11-20
Mediocre
Strong character (if a bit self absorbed), weak story and, after Laidlaw, missed WMs own narration.
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- Mr. B. A. C. Hill
- 28-11-22
Totally confusing story
Started well then just jumped all over the place lost with who’s who and who’s killed who
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