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I really urge people to try Scottish crime fiction or tartan noir as it's called

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    Eddie BadgerEddie Badger Posts: 6,005
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    One of the pioneers of Tartan Noir has passed away
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-35016267
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    mimik1ukmimik1uk Posts: 46,701
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    Just started reading that today. From what I've read so far there will be more of her books added to my collection.

    i just started her first novel today

    i need to find a way to stop sleeping tho as i have so many books now in my "unread" collection from either this thread or the other one looking for recommendations for a series of books
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    HildaonplutoHildaonpluto Posts: 37,697
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    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-35016267

    Sad news -the Scottish crime crime author William McIllvanney , widely considered to be one of if not thee original /founding father ofthe tartan noir genre has sadly passed away.:(

    Arr I see somebody else has also posted this 👍
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    HildaonplutoHildaonpluto Posts: 37,697
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    Just started reading that today. From what I've read so far there will be more of her books added to my collection.

    I'm delighted you took up my recommendation and tried Caro Ramsays work and I'm made up that your enjoying the experience. 🙌👍

    She really does well drawn characters and moral complexity brilliantly.
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    HildaonplutoHildaonpluto Posts: 37,697
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    mimik1uk wrote: »
    i just started her first novel today

    i need to find a way to stop sleeping tho as i have so many books now in my "unread" collection from either this thread or the other one looking for recommendations for a series of books

    What are your early first impressions of Caro Ramsay? :)
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    ayrshireman1ayrshireman1 Posts: 2,999
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    My mum's old English teacher.

    Giant of modern Scots literature, very sad news. :(
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    HildaonplutoHildaonpluto Posts: 37,697
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    My mum's old English teacher.

    Giant of modern Scots literature, very sad news. :(

    Cited by many writers in the tartan noir genre as a key inspiration. :(
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    mimik1ukmimik1uk Posts: 46,701
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    What are your early first impressions of Caro Ramsay? :)

    not read enough yet to really have any , i'll let you know once i get farther into it
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    HildaonplutoHildaonpluto Posts: 37,697
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    mimik1uk wrote: »
    not read enough yet to really have any , i'll let you know once i get farther into it

    Thank you very much. 👍
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    mimik1ukmimik1uk Posts: 46,701
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    Thank you very much. 👍

    have you read any brookmyre yet ? :p

    "quite ugly one morning" is a nice short read and if you dont laugh out loud during the very first chapter than there is no hope for you :p
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    HildaonplutoHildaonpluto Posts: 37,697
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    mimik1uk wrote: »
    have you read any brookmyre yet ? :p

    "quite ugly one morning" is a nice short read and if you dont laugh out loud during the very first chapter than there is no hope for you :p

    I've got one of his books on reservation at my local library! 👍
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    HildaonplutoHildaonpluto Posts: 37,697
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    Currently reading Denise Minas Gods and Beasts -My God she's bloody brilliant, it really does create an authentic Glasgow vibe and atmospherics.

    How is everyone else getting on with Caro Ramsay and Co? ☺
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    newda898newda898 Posts: 5,466
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    Currently reading Denise Minas Gods and Beasts -My God she's bloody brilliant, it really does create an authentic Glasgow vibe and atmospherics.

    How is everyone else getting on with Caro Ramsay and Co? ☺

    Just finished Ramsay's first one...what an ending. Didn't expect that for sure.
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    HildaonplutoHildaonpluto Posts: 37,697
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    newda898 wrote: »
    Just finished Ramsay's first one...what an ending. Didn't expect that for sure.

    Has it wet your appetite to try more? Dark Water is a REAL treat and I think that's Caro Ramsays second novel.
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    HildaonplutoHildaonpluto Posts: 37,697
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    Wow Denise Mina Gods and Beasts is a divine read! What a gem she is!

    How are we all getting on with our various tartan noir reading? :)
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    mimik1ukmimik1uk Posts: 46,701
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    Wow Denise Mina Gods and Beasts is a divine read! What a gem she is!

    How are we all getting on with our various tartan noir reading? :)

    probably not gonna be popular here but didn't like ramsay's first book as much as i expected

    too many coincidences and the storyline felt a little contrived

    i'll maybe give the second a try to see if it improves given how strongly they have been recommended on here
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    HildaonplutoHildaonpluto Posts: 37,697
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    mimik1uk wrote: »
    probably not gonna be popular here but didn't like ramsay's first book as much as i expected

    too many coincidences and the storyline felt a little contrived

    i'll maybe give the second a try to see if it improves given how strongly they have been recommended on here
    Dark Water is by most assessments better and more refined than the previous book.
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    clm2071clm2071 Posts: 6,644
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    Just finished The Sea Detective by Mark Douglas-Home

    It's an absolute crocker and I thoroughly recommend it
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    HildaonplutoHildaonpluto Posts: 37,697
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    clm2071 wrote: »
    Just finished The Sea Detective by Mark Douglas-Home

    It's an absolute crocker and I thoroughly recommend it

    Thanks! Looking forward to it -that's in a pile of unread books in my bedroom! 😁
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    mimik1ukmimik1uk Posts: 46,701
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    Thanks! Looking forward to it -that's in a pile of unread books in my bedroom! 😁

    i now have 43 books in my unread collection on my kindle

    most of them as a result of this thread
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    HildaonplutoHildaonpluto Posts: 37,697
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    mimik1uk wrote: »
    i now have 43 books in my unread collection on my kindle

    most of them as a result of this thread

    Awe I'm sure it will be worth it! You can't beat a good read!
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    mimik1ukmimik1uk Posts: 46,701
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    Awe I'm sure it will be worth it! You can't beat a good read!

    problem is i seem to add to it quicker than i read
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    HildaonplutoHildaonpluto Posts: 37,697
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    mimik1uk wrote: »
    problem is i seem to add to it quicker than i read

    That's one of the problems or complications of Scotland's overabundance of talent! 😁
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    clm2071clm2071 Posts: 6,644
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    Thanks! Looking forward to it -that's in a pile of unread books in my bedroom! 😁

    Hope you enjoy it! I've moved straight onto the sequel, that's how good I thought it was.

    My OP should obviously read that its a corker and not a crocker
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 125
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    One name not mentioned so far is Denzil Meyrick who is three books into a series featuring DCI Daley. Can't wait for the next instalment!

    Being set in a rural location there is always the incredulity that so much crime can be found in such as a small place (as one poster wrote about the T F Muir books, which incidentally I'd also recommend) but that never stopped Colin Dexter and Morse in Oxford!
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