• Tartan Noir is a form of crime fiction particular to Scotland and Scottish writers. William McIlvanney, who wrote three crime novels, the first being...
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    around Edinburgh. They are considered an important contribution to 'Tartan Noir'. The Rebus novel series began in 1987 when Ian Rankin published Knots...
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  • it surprised many of his readers. This novel is considered the first 'Tartan Noir' and is cited as being inspiration for the Rebus novels by Ian Rankin...
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    Ian Rankin (category Tartan Noir writers)
    mainly in Edinburgh. They are considered major contributions to the tartan noir genre. Thirteen of the novels—plus one short story—were adapted as a...
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    Val McDermid (category Tartan Noir writers)
    featuring clinical psychologist Dr. Tony Hill, in a sub-genre known as Tartan Noir. McDermid comes from a working-class family in Fife. She studied English...
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    William McIlvanney (category Tartan Noir writers)
    portrayal of Glasgow in the 1970s. He is regarded as "the father of Tartan Noir" and as Scotland's Camus. McIlvanney was born in Kilmarnock on 25 November...
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  • known as Tartan, Inc. Tartan Marine, a boat building company Tartan Noir, a form of crime fiction particular to Scotland and Scottish writers Tartan Senior...
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  • gave the show 4 out of 5 stars in The Independent, writing that the "tartan noir drama lifts itself above the usual run of these cold case thrillers because...
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  • Alan Parks (born 1963) is a Scottish crime writer in the Tartan Noir genre. His fifth novel May God Forgive won the 2022 McIlvanney Prize as the best...
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    Stuart MacBride (category Tartan Noir writers)
    novels, particularly those featuring Logan McRae, have been described as Tartan Noir, which has placed him alongside Ian Rankin and Val McDermid as authors...
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