Exile - Couverture souple

Mina, Denise

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0316016802 ISBN 13 : 9780316016803

Editeur : Back Bay Books, 2007

Synopsis

Exile In "Exile, " the compelling sequel to "Garnethill, " winner of the 1998 John Creasey Memorial Award for Best First Crime Novel, Denise Mina returns to Glasgow's grimmer residential precincts and the untidy life of Maureen O'Donnell. And once again Maureen is confronted with a grisly case of murder. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

"Stunning. . . . The danger reaches a frightening pitch."--Rocky Mountain News

"Mina offers us a complex plot with a shocking ending, all told in an amazingly original voice." - Cleveland Plain Dealer

"This is a terrific book." - Dallas Morning News

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year

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. When the body of shelter resident Ann Harris washes up on the banks of the Thames River two weeks later, Maureen vows to discover what happened and to prove that Ann's husband is not to blame. 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.

"Atmospheric, intense, and full of the disturbing flavor of inner-city lowlife." - Guardian

"Reads like a slap in the face - and a kick in the ribs and a fist in the stomach . . . like its powerful predecessor, Garnethill." - New York Times Book Review

Revue de presse :

Head and shoulders above the superficial gangster glamour of much contemporary British crime fiction (Val McDermid)

Confirms Mina's place in the premier division... atmospheric, intense and full of the disturbing flavour of inner-city lowlife (GUARDIAN)

Mina, a feisty new crime-writing voice, carves a taut, humane whodunit into Glasgow's impassive face (SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Back Bay Books
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0316016802
• ISBN 13: 9780316016803
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448