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The Quaker

"A powerful, tenacious, and satisfyingly convincing crime thriller set in Glasgow during 1969"

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A commanding, tenacious, and entirely gripping tale set in Glasgow during 1969. The Quaker kills three women, DI McCormack joins the investigation as it staggers on, will they ever catch the killer? The prologue immediately puts the story into context and firmly sets the time in place. Liam McIlvanney then set an explosion in my path, an unexpected statement took my breath and launched me straight into the heart of the tale. The story spoke to me, I had to keep reading, didn’t want to stop, and so it became a read in one-sitting book for me. There are sections that starkly slapped my awareness, making me sit up and take note. DI McCormack has lodged himself in my mind and I seriously want to see him again! A light shines on the writing, to expose, to highlight the dark grimness that sits within the pages, ensuring ‘The Quaker’ is a powerful, satisfyingly convincing read.

Liz Robinson

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Want a thriller that hooks you from the start then this absorbing, atmospheric and hard hitting thriller is the one for you. Loved it

Set in 1960s Glasgow, CID have spent 15 months trying to solve the murders of the 3 seemingly unconnected murders – the only thing connecting them is the MO of their slaughters which means one thing, it was the same person, dubbed The Quaker – and have stagnated.
When DI McCormack is seconded from The Flying Squad having successfully put away a high profile member of McGlashan’s (Glasgow’s top man ruthlessly ruling the City by whatever means it takes – none of which is legal) he is pulled into basically shut down the investigation by digging into CID’s work. He is not liked by his new colleagues.
What transpires is that rather than shutting down the investigation he becomes equally hooked into solving the case.... Read Full Review

Phylippa Smithson

Gosh!! What a good read this was!

Gosh!! What a good read this was! I did not have time to read it, but as I glanced at the first chapter I realised I would not be doing anything else that day....

Brilliantly written, with a plot that kept you guessing until the end, I could not have imagined what was coming.

For anyone who enjoys a great murder mystery - this is the one for you.

This is the fourth book by Liam, I have to find the other three for my summer reading.... Read Full Review

Marjorie Lacy

Enthralling thriller that keeps you turning the pages

What a refreshing change for a thriller to set in the sixties - no mobile phones or internet. A muderer is out there in the city of Glasgow killing women. With a touch of "The Sweeney" detective style policing thrown in alongside unusual storytelling from the start (dead people give their version of events) the novel grips your interest from page one until the last page. I couldn't put this book down and read it in 4 days. WOW.... Read Full Review

Diane Hinchley