Books like The papers of Tony Veitch by William McIlvanney

Name: The papers of Tony Veitch
Author: William McIlvanney

📘 The papers of Tony Veitch by William McIlvanney

McIlvanney once again sets out on the dark side of Glasgow with Detective Jack Laidlaw. "The wine he gave me winsy wine" were the final words of Eck Adamson to Laidlaw, his only friend. Laidlaw is convinced the Eck was murdered and that an elusive young student, Tony Veitch, holds the key to the mystery.

First publish date: 1983

Authors: William McIlvanney

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 0.0 (0 community ratings)

All books by William McIlvanney

How are these books recommended?

The books recommended for The papers of Tony Veitch by William McIlvanney are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.

Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.

Books similar to The papers of Tony Veitch (10 similar books)

📘 Insomnia

by Stephen King

In Stephen King’s "Insomnia", retired widower Ralph Roberts succumbs to a relentless sleeplessness that opens his senses to auras and hidden forces, thrusting him into a cosmic battle between the Purpose and the Random in the town of Derry, Maine.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (95 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Insomnia

📘 White nights

by Ann Cleeves

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 (2 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like White nights

📘 Dark blood

by Stuart MacBride

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Dark blood

📘 Shatter the bones

by Stuart MacBride

Reality TV star Alison and her daughter are kidnapped, leaving Scotland's police department scrambling to save them.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Shatter the bones

📘 Death of a kingfisher

by Marion Chesney

A detective solves a series of crimes in Braikie, a Highland town hit hard by the recession.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Death of a kingfisher

📘 Death of yesterday

by Marion Chesney

A police procedural mystery about a Sergeant Hamish Macbeth and a murder mystery involving a woman who forgets her own past evening events.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Death of yesterday

📘 Thin Air

by Ann Cleeves

In the Shetland Isles, inspector Jimmy Perez and Willow Reeves investigate the mysterious disappearance and subsequent death of friend Eleanor, whose obsession with a local ghost may hide a decades‑old secret worth killing for.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Thin Air

📘 Strange loyalties

by William McIlvanney

Detective Inspector Jack Laidlaw blunders his way through ruined lives and frustrated relationships investigating his brother's murder and a drug pusher in Glasgow.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Strange loyalties

📘 The big man

by William McIlvanney

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like The big man

📘 Docherty

by William McIlvanney

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Docherty

Some Other Similar Books

Killer on the Loose by Peter Ritchie
A Question of Loyalties by Helen MacInnes
The Choir Boats by William McIlvanney
River City by James Robert
The Dark Velvets by William McIlvanney

Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!

Please login to submit books!