The Long Drop by Denise Mina
But Watt soon realises that this infamous criminal will not give up information easily. Inspired by true events, The Long Drop follows Watt and Manuel along back streets and into smoky pubs, and on to the courtroom where the murder trial takes place.
Angry, vital and unputdownable, The Long Drop’s themes of self-deception resonate long after the final pageThis is crime fiction at its very best -- Joseph Knox, author of Sirens
Not a single word is wasted in this beautifully written novel. Unsettling, evocative and staggeringly good, it is possibly Mina’s finest achievement * Daily Express *
A wonderfully atmospheric, unsettling read. -- Louise Rhind-Tutt * i *
Deeply unsettling and thought provoking in all the best ways -- Doug Johnstone * Big Issue *
The Long Drop is an exceptional book. The pages reek of fifties Glasgow, forming an oppressive backdrop to a true crime story that fascinates and appals from start to finish. Mina’s prose cuts to the bone, laying bare the prideful wickedness of men in a tale that is as often touching as it is frightening. A feast of a crime novel. * Stuart Neville *
Not a single word is wasted in this beautifully written novel. Unsettling, evocative and staggeringly good, it is possibly Mina’s finest achievement * Daily Express *
A wonderfully atmospheric, unsettling read. -- Louise Rhind-Tutt * i *
Deeply unsettling and thought provoking in all the best ways -- Doug Johnstone * Big Issue *
The Long Drop is an exceptional book. The pages reek of fifties Glasgow, forming an oppressive backdrop to a true crime story that fascinates and appals from start to finish. Mina’s prose cuts to the bone, laying bare the prideful wickedness of men in a tale that is as often touching as it is frightening. A feast of a crime novel. * Stuart Neville *
Denise Mina is the bestselling author of the Garnethill trilogy, the Paddy Meehan series and the Alex Morrow series, as well as historical novels Rizzio, Three Fires and The Second Murderer, a Philip Marlowe novel for the Chandler estate. She has won the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award twice, the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year twice, the Gordon Burn Prize and was inducted into the Crime Writers’ Association Hall of Fame in 2014. Denise also writes graphic novels and plays, and presents television and radio programmes. She studied law and forensic examination at Glasgow University and taught criminology and criminal law part-time at Strathclyde University. Denise lives and works in Glasgow. The Good Liar is her twentieth novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781784704858 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784704857 |
| Title | The Long Drop |
| Author | Denise Mina |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2018-02-22 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Prizes | Winner of Gordon Burn Prize 2017 (UK), Winner of Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize 2017 (UK), Short-listed for Saltire Society Fiction Book of the Year 2017 (UK), Short-listed for CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger 2017 (UK), Short-listed for Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2018 (UK) |
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