 Denise Mina – Field of Blood
First Paperback Edition July 2006
Field of Blood is the first novel in the Paddy Meehan mystery series.
Paddy Meehan is a journalist out looking for her big professional break. A sensational murder-the victim is a three-year-old and the alleged perpetrators are also minors. Launching her own investigation, she uncovers lines of deception that go deep into the past.
Field of Blood will grip and challenge our perceptions of childhood innocence, crime and punishment, right and wrong. It is a haunting tale unlike any I’ve read, Mina has introduced us to a young sleuth who possible will be around for a long time, I sure hope so! Denise Mina is a new favorite author I can add to my collection.
This novel is a completely compelling crime novel, one you will enjoy and savor!
ISBN 10: 0-316-15458-X
ISBN 13: 978-0-316-15458-1
Denise Mina – Slip of the Knife
1st US Edition, February 2008 Hardcover
When a new crime novel by Denise Mina comes out, I get very excited because I adore her stories a great deal.
A Slip of the Knife did satisfy my craving for clever crime fiction, Paddy Meehan is back in a brand new novel where Paddy learns that her first lover and hero, Terry Hewitt was found naked in a ditch, executed with a shot to the head. Terry and Paddy had a falling out and they have not spoken in six months.
But the most shocking is that Terry left Paddy everything in his will, feeling a sense of duty to her friend and former lover, she begins to investigate his murder, if the secret he was going to expose was worth killing for, then people closest to her are in terrible danger!
Denise Mina is in control of this story and you can tell, she draws out the storyline very well, until the surprising climax us unveiled. A top-notch mystery not to be passed up!
Denise Mina is fast becoming a glowing star in the mystery genre.
ISBN 10: 0-316-01558-X
ISBN 13: 978-0-316-01558-5
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