The Quaker | 
pickFirst book done for my McIlvanney prize longlist backlist personal challenge. I loved listening to the Scottish accent of the narrator as it added a nice depth to the story, but I think I would have enjoyed the story more had I read it in print. I‘ve seen reviews where people cried at the end and since I tend to be a crier, I feel like I failed to fully connect to the story. Still, it was a good crime procedural and I look forward to the next.
Starting listening to this book set in 1969 Glasgow where a serial killer is on the loose. Using this for #40Miles20Hours Challenge.
Not much walking possible yesterday due to the rain, only managed 0.55 miles, takes me to 13.75 miles and 4 hrs 35 minutes.
Gorgeously written Tartan Noir that lives up to its status as a prize winner. Hope there are future offerings featuring D.I. McCormack!
pickI was prompted to read this by @Cathythoughts with thanks as i really enjyd an impressive crime story. Set in late 60's Glasgow the author uses the unsolved Bible john crimes to craft his own story in which a yng detective seeks to solve a series of murders + a diamond heist. V atmospheric capturing a time period so well, but it is the character of di mccormack who i enjyd with a secret that increases the tension. Hope it becomes a series.
pickGreat detective thriller - lots of twists and turns and sometimes reminding me of an episode of The Sweeney! I sort of guessed the final twist doing the brain equivalent of peeking through my fingers saying no!! 😮
Hoping to get some train reading in today. Off to a seminar in Birmingham. Travelling with a team member and hoping she‘s brought a book!
Reading this one after @Cathythoughts great review last week!
pick5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Crime book ! I don‘t think I ever cried at the end of a crime book before .... this one got to me ...
I picked this up yesterday in Waterstones... just on a whim ( I‘d never heard of this author before) .... it‘s an excellent read 👍🏻.. DI McCormack is our MC ... Set in Glasgow 1969 , with serial killer The Quaker still on the loose.... I had to force myself to put it away & get some sleep last night ....
pickLiam McIlvanney‘s historical crime thriller (inspired by the real life unsolved Bible John case) is a slow-burn read that‘s rich in period and geographical detail and evocative of the criminal underworld while having an interesting main detective who I would be interested to read more of, but I felt that the antagonist was under-developed in a way that left me with more questions than answers, specifically regarding their motivation.
pickLiam McIlvanney is a fine writer, and he does a great job bringing late 1960s Glasgow to life. Interesting to compare this with Craig Robertson's Witness the Dead, which has a similar plot thread but also has a present-day storyline. I was less convinced about one narrative choice, but it was a minor blip in an otherwise good story.
