The Heretic, Liam McIlvanney
The Heretic, Liam McIlvanney
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The Heretic

Author: Liam McIlvanney

Narrator: Angus King

Unabridged: 15 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/08/2022

Categories: Fiction, Crime


Synopsis

Set in 1976, seven years after the murders recounted in Liam McIlvanney's breakout novel, The Quaker, this new Glasgow noir novel is a stand-alone mystery featuring serial character, Detective Duncan McCormack.

McCormack has returned to Glasgow after a stint with the Metropolitan Police in London. The reason for his return is left a lurking mystery throughout. He is investigating a series of murders that seem at first to be the result of random bouts of violence among Glasgow's poor and destitute. McCormack, however, has insight into Glasgow's underground that many of his colleagues don’t. He has a secret of his own that he guards carefully but that takes him places and introduces him to people that prove essential to his investigations.

McIlvanney's The Quaker was named the Scottish Crime Fiction Book of the Year and a Washington Post Best Book of the Year. The Guardian called it "a solidly crafted and satisfying detective story." McIlvanney is known for his well crafted plots, his deep characterization, and his stylish prose. The Heretic is no exception.

About Liam McIlvanney

Liam McIlvanney's first book, Burns the Radical, won the Saltire First Book Award. He is also the author of Where the Dead Men Go, which won the 2014 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel, and All the Colors of the Town. He is a regular contributor to numerous publications, including the London Review of Books, the Times Literary Supplement, and the Guardian. He is Stuart Professor of Scottish Studies at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He lives in Dunedin with his wife and four sons.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ceecee on September 25, 2021

4+ It’s 1975 and DI Duncan McCormack is back in Glasgow determined to complete unfinished business from the Quaker case of 1969. His intention is to nail Walter Maitland now head of a major Glasgow OCG. McCormack joins the Serious Crime Squad, he’s most certainly not liked especially by DCI Alan Hadd......more

Goodreads review by Louise on December 27, 2021

4.5 stars rounded up to 5 Duncan McCormack #2 Set in the 70s. McCormack has returned to Glasgow after a stint with the Metropolitan Police in London. The reason for his return is left a lurking mystery throughout. He's investigating a series of murders that seem at first to be the result of random bou......more

Goodreads review by Paula on February 02, 2022

8/10.Very good, but something lacking. I can´t articulate exactly why, maybe it´s because he tries too hard to be convoluted, twisty,to tie everything in an (ugly) little bow which feels somewhat forced. Something about McCormack doesn´t ring true. While I read, I kept thinking of Harry McCoy-now th......more

Goodreads review by Bridget on April 05, 2022

It is a big deal when a new Liam McIlvanney comes out. He is a local and beloved in the crime and literary circles of this town. Crikey, imagine if I hadn't liked it. It took me nearly a month to read, it is dense, it is written in the Scottish vernacular and that made it a challenge for me, though......more