It is 1969, and Glasgow is in the grip of the worst winter in decades--yet it is something else that has Glaswegians on edge: a serial killer whose name alone is enough to make them tremble with fear. A talented young detective from the...

"The Quaker" von Liam McIlvanney ist ein spannender Kriminalroman, der in den 1960er Jahren in Glasgow spielt. Die Geschichte dreht sich um Detective Inspector Duncan McCormack, der mit der Untersuchung einer brutalen Mordserie...

A killer known as the Quaker fills the streets of Glasgow with fear, as DI McCormack, a young detective from the Highlands, joins the investigation. Based on the case of real life serial killer Bible John. von McIlvanney, Liam

When Glasgow journalist Gerry Conway receives a phone call promising unsavoury information about Scottish Justice Minister Peter Lyons, his instinct is that this apparent scoop won't warrant space in The Tribune. von McIlvanney, Liam

After three years in the wilderness, hardboiled reporter Gerry Conway is back at his desk at the Glasgow Tribune. But three years is a long time on newspapers and things have changed - readers are dwindling, budgets are tightening, and...