Tartan Noir is a form of crime fiction particular to Scotland and Scottish writers. William McIlvanney, who wrote three crime novels beginning with Laidlaw in 1977, is considered the father of the genre.
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Place of OriginScotland, where William McIlvanney, whose first crime novel was Laidlaw in 1977, is considered the father of the genre. 1 Notable ExampleLaidlaw (1977) by William McIlvanney is regarded as the founding work of Tartan Noir, alongside later writers such as Ian Rankin, Val McDermid, and Denise Mina. 1 Defining TraitTartan Noir is a form of crime fiction particular to Scotland and Scottish writers. 1 Connections
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1. Tartan Noir (Wikipedia)
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Tartan Noir is a form of crime fiction particular to Scotland and Scottish writers.
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Lin Anderson, Christopher Brookmyre, Quintin Jardine, Stuart MacBride, Peter May, Val McDermid, William McIlvanney, William H S McIntyre, Denise Mina, Caro Ramsay, and Ian Rankin
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William McIlvanney, who wrote three crime novels, the first being Laidlaw in 1977, is considered the father of the genre.
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