‘Gripping, twisted, and bristling with atmosphere and memorable characters, The Heretic cements Liam’s position as a crime writer at the top of his game.’
- Stuart MacBride
Liam McIlvanney was born in Scotland and studied at the universities of Glasgow and Oxford. He has written for numerous publications, including the London Review of Books, the Times Literary Supplement and the Guardian. His debut, Burns the Radical, won the Saltire First Book Award, and his most recent book, Where the Dead Men Go, won the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel. The Quaker won the 2018 McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Novel of the Year. He is Stuart Professor of Scottish Studies at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He lives in Dunedin with his wife and four sons.
‘Gripping, twisted, and bristling with atmosphere and memorable characters, The Heretic cements Liam’s position as a crime writer at the top of his game.’
- Stuart MacBride