The Papers of Tony Veitch

<p><b>THE SECOND IN THE ORIGINAL LAIDLAW TRILOGY. </b><b>WINNER OF THE CWA SILVER DAGGER. </b><br><b><i>THE DARK REMAINS</i> Laidlaw's first case out 2 September 2021. PRE-ORDER NOW!</b><br><br><b>'In a class of his own' <i>Guardian</i></b><br><b>'Reads like a breathless scalpel through the bloody heart of a great city' Denise Mina<br></b><br>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.<br><br>Acclaimed for its corrosive wit dark themes and original maverick detective the Laidlaw trilogy has earned the status of classic crime fiction.</p>