McIlvanney, William: - William Mcilvanney is credited with being the founder of the Tartan Noir movement, which includes authors such as Denise Mina, Ian Banks, and Val McDermid, all of whom cite him as an influence and inspiration.
William passed away in December 2015..
Strange Loyalties won the Glasgow Herald\'s People\'s Prize.
McIlvanney\'s Laidlaw trilogy changed the face of Scottish fiction ( The Times of London ), his Docherty won the Whitbread Award for Fiction, and his Laidlaw and The Papers of Tony Veitch both gained Silver Daggers from the Crime Writers\' Association.
McIlvanney, William: - William Mcilvanney is credited with being the founder of the Tartan Noir movement, which includes authors such as Denise Mina, Ian Banks, and Val McDermid, all of whom cite him as an influence and inspiration
