Blood, Salt, Water by Denise Mina
BLOOD, SALT, WATER is a gripping tale of greed, power and misconception from acclaimed two-time winner of the Theakston's Crime Award, Denise Mina, Costa shortlisted author of THE LESS DEAD.Mina's novels are engrossing, deeply rooted in reality and astutely perceptive about human nature and the internal politics blighting modern police forces. Blood Salt Water is also beautifully written and plotted, cementing the author's place as one of the finest contemporary British crime writers. * DAILY EXPRESS *
We're big fans of Denise Mina's DI Alex Morrow - and her fifth book in the series doesn't disappoint * BELLA *
Gritty, unpredictable and keeps the reader involved to the end * CHOICE *
Another authentic-feeling well-written tale of dark Glaswegian crime . . . dourly brilliant * METRO *
Denise Mina is the finest contemporary exponent of British crime fiction * THE TIMES *
After a peripatetic childhood in Glasgow, Paris, London, Invergordon, Bergen and Perth, Denise Mina left school early. Working in a number of dead end jobs, all of them badly, before studying at night school to get into Glasgow University Law School.
Denise went on to study for a PhD at Strathclyde, misusing her student grant to write her first novel. This was Garnethill, published in 1998, which won the Crime Writers Association John Creasy Dagger for Best First Crime Novel.
She has now published 12 novels and also writes short stories, plays and graphic novels.
In 2014 she was inducted into the Crime Writers' Association Hall of Fame.
She regularly appears at literary festivals in the UK and abroad, leads masterclasses on writing and was a judge for the Bailey's Prize for Women's Fiction 2014.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781409137306 |
| ISBN 10 | 1409137309 |
| Title | Blood, Salt, Water |
| Author | Denise Mina |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2016-03-24 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for CrimeFest Kobo eDunnit Award 2016 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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