tartan noir
noun [ U ] uk/ˌtɑː.tən ˈnwɑːr/ us/ˌtɑːr.tən ˈnwɑːr/
苏格兰犯罪小说
crime stories by Scottish writers
My favourite tartan noir novel is Black and Blue by Ian Rankin. 我最喜欢的苏格兰犯罪小说是伊恩·兰金所著的《黑与蓝》。
The Karen Pirie series is based on the cold case murder mysteries of “tartan noir” author Val McDermid. 卡伦·皮里系列是根据苏格兰犯罪小说作家瓦尔·麦克德米德的悬案谋杀案改编而成。
Laidlaw, a Glasgow crime novel, was published in 1977, and is a book that some critics believe kick-started the tartan noir thriller genre. 格拉斯哥犯罪小说《莱德洛》出版于1977年，一些评论家认为这本书开创了苏格兰犯罪惊悚小说的先河。
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- I'm a big fan of tartan noir.
- When describing the success of Ian Rankin, the master of the modern US hard-boiled crime story came up with the term tartan noir.
- Ken Stott reprises his signature role of Rebus, author Ian Rankin's famous "tartan noir" detective.