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Old 01-04-2016, 13:55
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Reading the latest Stuart MacBride with Logan McRae...much better than the previous one, which seemed to be just treading water.
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Old 03-04-2016, 22:06
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Reading the latest Stuart MacBride with Logan McRae...much better than the previous one, which seemed to be just treading water.
I like Stuart but I tend to prefer female writers in this genre like Caro Ramsay and Denise Mina.
Of the male tartan noir authors James Oswald and Malcolm Mackay are my favourites at the moment.
I do intend to read Stuart MacBride again though,
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Old 03-04-2016, 23:15
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I like Stuart but I tend to prefer female writers in this genre like Caro Ramsay and Denise Mina.
Of the male tartan noir authors James Oswald and Malcolm Mackay are my favourites at the moment.
I do intend to read Stuart MacBride again though,
More Northern Noir than tartan, but I've also been reading Danielle Ramsay's books too. Again all the same sort of characters are recognisable, the trusty pathologist, the evil boss etc..
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Old 06-04-2016, 01:32
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More Northern Noir than tartan, but I've also been reading Danielle Ramsay's books too. Again all the same sort of characters are recognisable, the trusty pathologist, the evil boss etc..
Sounds like an interesting tip -I will check it out Thanks 👍
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Old 30-05-2016, 19:18
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Im currently reading Caro Ramsays First Novel Absolution and so far so very bloody good!

Where is everybody else at?

Lets not let the tartan noir DS flame die!!

Also recently bought in paperback Denise Minas latest Blood Salt Water but haven't yet read it.
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Old 30-05-2016, 19:47
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taken a break from it for now

been reading joe abercrombie's stand alone novels set in the same world as the first law series

i'll probably be back to my ian rankin binge after that tho
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Old 30-05-2016, 21:50
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taken a break from it for now

been reading joe abercrombie's stand alone novels set in the same world as the first law series

i'll probably be back to my ian rankin binge after that tho
There's lots of good tartan noir titles out this year -don't take too long a break!
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Old 31-05-2016, 05:41
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There's lots of good tartan noir titles out this year -don't take too long a break!
I've drifted away from James Oswald recently,. The last one I read was Dead Mans Bones and I couldn't get along with it - terrible ending! The series has drifted a little too far towards the supernatural for my tastes

My crime reading spree has moved to the Peak District and the Cooper & Fry books of Stephen Booth.
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Old 02-06-2016, 03:02
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I've drifted away from James Oswald recently,. The last one I read was Dead Mans Bones and I couldn't get along with it - terrible ending! The series has drifted a little too far towards the supernatural for my tastes

My crime reading spree has moved to the Peak District and the Cooper & Fry books of Stephen Booth.
I've got that James Oswald one in my collection '!
Awe I think he's great but he does have a slant and style that would best be described as a partially acquired taste.

Have you tried Caro Ramsay or Denise Mina?
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Old 02-06-2016, 06:01
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I've got that James Oswald one in my collection '!
Awe I think he's great but he does have a slant and style that would best be described as a partially acquired taste.

Have you tried Caro Ramsay or Denise Mina?
I haven't. Caro Ramsay is on my list but keeps getting pushed to the bottom!
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Old 02-06-2016, 06:54
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I'm reading Ann Cleeves Shetland series I'm on book 6, I've enjoyed them all so far.

I will check out some of the other names mentioned too.
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Old 03-08-2016, 17:14
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Last week finished Scottish author Denise Minas The end of the wasp season and as usual a superb character driven multi layered intrigue.

How's everyone else getting on?
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Old 03-08-2016, 17:15
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I'm reading Ann Cleeves Shetland series I'm on book 6, I've enjoyed them all so far.

I will check out some of the other names mentioned too.
Love her Shetland series -last one I read was Thin Air. A real treat!
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Old 07-08-2016, 11:54
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i've not had as much time to read the last few months but went back to malcolm mackay who wrote the glasgow trilogy, mentioned a few times in this thread, and reading "the night the rich men burned"

set in the same world as the glasgow trilogy with the same supporting characters but with different main charcaters and focusses on the dark side of money lenders and debt collectors

its a nice change reading something from the perspective of the bad guys rather than the cops chasing them
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Old 07-08-2016, 16:34
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i've not had as much time to read the last few months but went back to malcolm mackay who wrote the glasgow trilogy, mentioned a few times in this thread, and reading "the night the rich men burned"

set in the same world as the glasgow trilogy with the same supporting characters but with different main charcaters and focusses on the dark side of money lenders and debt collectors

its a nice change reading something from the perspective of the bad guys rather than the cops chasing them
Yes Malcolm Mackay makes a refreshing read and I think he throughly deserves to be more widely appreciated.

Apparently soon there's an annual Tartan Noir festival organised by Tartan Noir authors Lin Anderson and Alex Gray.
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Old 15-08-2016, 12:28
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I love The Cutting Room set in Glasgow by Louise Welsh. Very noir. Also a Brookmyre Fan although I like his more recent ones less than the early Parlabane books.

I like Val McDermid but her books don't feel "Scottish" in the way that some of the other tartan Noir works do. Also I think the last couple of Tony Hill books were a little formulaic
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Old 15-08-2016, 20:09
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I love The Cutting Room set in Glasgow by Louise Welsh. Very noir. Also a Brookmyre Fan although I like his more recent ones less than the early Parlabane books.

I like Val McDermid but her books don't feel "Scottish" in the way that some of the other tartan Noir works do. Also I think the last couple of Tony Hill books were a little formulaic
Louise Welsh has flown under my radar a bit compared to other's but she gets lot's of good write ups.

Have you tried Alex Gray or Caro Ramsay? The latter being especially dark in some of her theme's!
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Old 16-08-2016, 05:34
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I love The Cutting Room set in Glasgow by Louise Welsh. Very noir. Also a Brookmyre Fan although I like his more recent ones less than the early Parlabane books.

I like Val McDermid but her books don't feel "Scottish" in the way that some of the other tartan Noir works do. Also I think the last couple of Tony Hill books were a little formulaic
cant beat the early brookmyre stuff

"quite ugly one morning" is one of the funniest books i have read
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Old 19-08-2016, 04:08
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cant beat the early brookmyre stuff

"quite ugly one morning" is one of the funniest books i have read
Would you say his more recent books are as good?
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Old 19-08-2016, 10:22
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Would you say his more recent books are as good?
not as good but still worth a read, its pretty hard for any author imo to keep up with the sort of standard he achieved with his early books

first time i read "quite ugly one morning" i was on a train from edinburgh to leeds and had people staring at me as i was literally laughing out loud as it was just so funny

you'll probably approve of the underlying political message in the book as well

its a short-ish novel and you really need to read it if you haven't yet
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Old 19-08-2016, 16:29
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not as good but still worth a read, its pretty hard for any author imo to keep up with the sort of standard he achieved with his early books

first time i read "quite ugly one morning" i was on a train from edinburgh to leeds and had people staring at me as i was literally laughing out loud as it was just so funny

you'll probably approve of the underlying political message in the book as well

its a short-ish novel and you really need to read it if you haven't yet
Many Thanks for the tip!

I have found a few authors get better or maintain the standard over time. For me Caro Ramsay is one of these.
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Old 19-08-2016, 19:51
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Many Thanks for the tip!
buy it now or i will start a thread in the politics forum saying you are a closet nigel farage fan
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Old 19-08-2016, 19:55
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buy it now or i will start a thread in the politics forum saying you are a closet nigel farage fan
Don't you dare Mr!!!!!!

I intend to add to my tartan noir collection very soon!
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Old 25-08-2016, 12:34
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Fans of 'tartan noir' may be interested in the 'Bloody Scotland' festival of crime fiction in Stirling, Central Scotland next month. Stuart McBride & Caro Ramsay will be talking about their latest books on Sept 9th.
More details here - www.bloodyscotland.com
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Old 25-08-2016, 17:27
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Fans of 'tartan noir' may be interested in the 'Bloody Scotland' festival of crime fiction in Stirling, Central Scotland next month. Stuart McBride & Caro Ramsay will be talking about their latest books on Sept 9th.
More details here - www.bloodyscotland.com
Many Thanks! Adore Caro Ramsay!
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