EntityQ320327· pop 14· linked from 114 articlesWilliam McIlvanneySign in to saveBritish writer, precursor of tartan noir genre (1936–2015)Listeners · Last.fmListeners11Total plays116 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/William+McIlvanney">Read more on Last.fm</a>via Last.fm · William McIlvanneyConnectionsCosta Book AwardsEntityAlbert CamusEntityCategories1936 births2015 deaths20th-century Scottish male writers20th-century Scottish novelists20th-century Scottish poets21st-century Scottish writersAlumni of the University of GlasgowCosta Book Award winnersPeople educated at Kilmarnock AcademyPeople from KilmarnockScottish crime fiction writersScottish male novelists