A gripping crime thriller from the two-time winner of the THEAKSTONS OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD.It seemed like just ather domestic: a woman bleeding from a head injury behind a smart front door in one of Glasgow's nicer suburbs. She insists she doesn't need help, and the well-dressed man with her assures journalist Paddy Meehan that everything is fine.But Paddy is t convinced. Especially when she is given a GBP50 te to keep the story out the papers.The next morning, the woman is dead. Paddy has the story of a lifetime - but will lose everything if word gets out about the bribe. And it seems the police have their own reasons for twisting the evidence.As Paddy pursues the dark and brutal truth, it could make her career - or end her life...
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co, Orion (An Imprint of the Orion Publishing Group Ltd)
ISBN-10
1409150674
ISBN-13
9781409150671
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208906842
Product Key Features
Author
Denise Mina
Format
B-Format Paperback, Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Crime, Thriller & Adventure
Genre
Crime, Thriller & Adventure
Dimensions
Weight
278g
Height
197mm
Width
129mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
London
Spine
22mm
Prizes
Short-listed for Edgar Allan Poe Awards: Best Paperback Original 2007 (UK) and Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original 2007 (UK).
Author Biography
Denise Mina is a critically acclaimed Glaswegian crime writer. Her novels includeThe End of the Wasp Season and Gods and Beasts, both of which won the prestigious Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year Award in consecutive years. Denise also writes short stories and in 2006 wrote her first play. She is a regular contributor to TV and radio. Find out more at www.denisemina.co.uk or follow her on Twitter @DameDeniseMina
Date of Publication
01/07/2014
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
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