Tartan Noir

Tartan Noir is a form of crime fiction particular to Scotland and Scottish writers. William McIlvanney, who wrote three crime novels, the first being Laidlaw in 1977, is considered the father of the genre.

Criticism
William McIlvanney (whose own work has been considered a precursor to Tartan Noir) has said that the whole genre is "ersatz". Charles Taylor has stated that the term has an "inescapably condescending tinge", noting "it's a touristy phrase, suggesting that there's something quaint about hard-boiled crime fiction that comes from the land of kilts and haggis".

Tartan Noir writers

 * Lin Anderson
 * Christopher Brookmyre
 * Quintin Jardine
 * Stuart MacBride
 * Peter May
 * Val McDermid
 * William H S McIntyre
 * William McIlvanney
 * Denise Mina
 * Caro Ramsay
 * Sir Ian Rankin