The Dead Hour

Name: The Dead Hour
Brand: Recyclivre
Author: Denise Mina
ISBN: 9780593051429

Denise Mina

03/07/2006
Bantam Press

NC (0 avis)

Couverture de The Dead Hour par Denise Mina

Résumé

Présentation de l'éditeur When Paddy Meehan, Glasgow's youngest aspiring journalist, is called to a domestic dispute at a house in a wealthy suburb in the north of the city, it seems like just another police call. The blonde bleeding from a head injury in the shadows doesn't want any help; and the well dressed man at the front door assures Paddy that everything's fine, and that she can leave. And then he slips her a crisp £50 note to keep the story out of the paper. By the next morning the woman's dead. Paddy may have found the story she's dreamed about, but she'll lose all credibility if the word gets out about her bribe. The police who attended the call are twisting the evidence for reasons of their own. Only Paddy cares enough to pursue a dark and brutal truth that could make her career - or kill her. Revue de presse "DENISE MINA is really quite wonderful. It took only one book for me to become a true fan." (Michael Connelly) "DENISE MINA is one of the most exciting writers to have emerged in Britain for years." (Ian Rankin) "DENISE MINA is set to carve a niche for herself as the Crown Princess of Crime." (Val McDermid) "DENISE MINA is one of the genre's brightest new stars." (George Pelecanos) Quatrième de couverture DENISE MINA IS 'Really quite wonderful. It took only one book for me to become a true fan.' Michael Connelly 'Quite simply a must-read writer for anybody who thinks that crime fiction is as important as it is entertaining.' Mark Billingham 'One of the most exciting writers to have emerged in Britain for years.' Ian Rankin 'Set to carve a niche for herself as the Crown Princess of Crime.' Val McDermid 'One of the genre's brightest new stars.' George Pelecanos Biographie de l'auteur Denise Mina is the author of the Garnethill trilogy, the first of which, Garnethill, won the John Creasy Dagger for best first novel. A stand-alone novel, Sanctum, was followed by her creation of the Paddy Meehan series which include The Field of Blood, winner of the 2006 Barry Award, and The Dead Hour, which was nominated for a 2007 Edgar Award. She has also written a year-long run of Hellblazer for DC Comics and the graphic novel A Sickness in the Family. Her first play 'Ida Tamson' was staged in 2006. In between writing she raises children, mooches about eating toast and listens to thrash metal. Nice life.