The Long Drop: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (625 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071DXVYT2 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 565 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Disappointing L. Fisher I didn't much care for this book. Not because it was poorly written. Ms Mina is one of our finest living authors, in my opinion. But this book has totally unsympathetic characters doing appalling things and mostly getting away with it. The book made me wonder if it might be a manuscript produced years ago, that she reworked and sold. End of the Wasp Season was probably the best mystery l've ever read. This is definitel. Scottish Pub Crawl Beautifully written scenes of the 1950's in Glasgow, giving context and culture of the times. The asides were more poignant than the plot. Descriptions of characters in a rough and tumble world of pubs and gambling clubs. The most memorable passage depicts three urchin boys playing in an abandoned luxury car and how it will affect their futures. I did not realize that the novel was based on real persons and an historic. CL said Thrilling return to original form. Denise Mina is peerless in writing mad and bad characters, often from the inside out. I love her gritty early books the best, the Garnet Hill trilogy, the gritty characters of Glasgow, and I find this a very welcome return to that form. Love it. Tartan noir at its best.
A stand-alone psychological thriller from the acclaimed author of the Alex Morrow novels that exposes the dark hearts of the guiltyand the innocent.The "trial of the century" in 1950s Glasgow is over. Manuel's starts with the murder of William Watt's family. But every good crime story has a beginning. The Long Drop is an explosive audiobook about guilt, innocence and the power of a good story to hide the difference.. As Watt seeks justice with the cagey Manuel's help, everyone the pair meets has blood on their hands as they sell their version of the truth. Peter Manuel has been found guilty of a string of murders and is waiting to die by hanging. Desperate to clear his name, Watt turns to Manuel, a career criminal who claims to have information that will finger the real killer. Looking no further that Watt himself, the police are convinced he's guilty