THE QUAKER

(HarperCollins £12.99) AN ABSolUTe master of Tartan noir, McIlvanney bases his latest novel around the true story of a serial killer that hypnotised Glasgow between 1968 and 1969 — Bible John.

he picked up his female victims at the famous Barrowland Ballroom and eviscerated them when he took them home.

In reality, the killer was never caught, but here, McIlvanney