![]() "Mina offers us a complex plot with a shocking ending, all told in an amazingly original voice. The danger reaches a frightening pitch."- Rocky Mountain News like its powerful predecessor, Garnethill." - New York Times Book Review "Reads like a slap in the face - and a kick in the ribs and a fist in the stomach. "Atmospheric, intense, and full of the disturbing flavor of inner-city lowlife." - Guardian Taking her search to London, Maureen soon encounters disturbing truths about Ann's hidden past - including a secret that has Maureen fighting for her life. Denise Mina is the author of more than ten novels, including The Long Drop, winner of the 2017 McIlvanney Prize for Scottish crime book of the year, and the Garnethill trilogy, the first installment of which won the John Creasey Memorial Award for best first crime novel. When the body of shelter resident Ann Harris washes up on the banks of the Thames two weeks later, Maureen vows to discover what happened and to prove that Ann's husband is not to blame. Trying to escape her own troubled past and the memories of her lover's murder, Maureen O'Donnell finds refuge working as a counselor at a shelter for battered women. Garnethills two sequels Exile (2000) and Resolution (2001) followed, and she has since published numerous more books and written a number of the John. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |