Red Road: Alex Morrow
Autor Denise Minaen Limba Engleză Paperback – 16 mar 2015
31st August, 1997: Rose Wilson is fourteen but looks sixteen. Pimped out by her "boyfriend" and let down by a person she thought she loved, she has seen more of the darkness in life than someone twice her age. On the night of Princess Diana's death-a night everyone remembers-Rose snaps and commits two terrible crimes. Her life seems effectively over, but a sympathetic defence lawyer sets out to do what he can to save her, regardless of the consequences.
Present day: Detective Inspector Alex Morrow is a witness in the case of Michael Brown, a vicious, nasty arms dealer, more brutal and damaged than most of the criminals she meets. During the trial, while he is held in custody, Brown's fingerprints are found at the scene of a murder in the Red Road flats. It was impossible that he could have been there, and it's a mystery that Morrow just can't let go.
Meanwhile, a privileged Scottish lawyer sits in a castle on the Isle of Mull, waiting for an assassin to kill him. He has sold out his own father, something that will bring the wrath of the powerful down upon him.
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ISBN-13: 9781443416894
ISBN-10: 1443416894
Pagini: 288
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Harper Collins Publishers
Colecția HarperPerennial
Seria Alex Morrow
ISBN-10: 1443416894
Pagini: 288
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Harper Collins Publishers
Colecția HarperPerennial
Seria Alex Morrow
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Power, abuse, love gone horribly wrong - and a crime that stretches back two decades... From the two-time winner of the THEAKSTONS OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD and Costa shortlisted author of THE LESS DEAD
Power, abuse, love gone horribly wrong - and a crime that stretches back two decades... From the two-time winner of the THEAKSTONS OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD and Costa shortlisted author of THE LESS DEAD
Notă biografică
Denise
Mina
is
the
author
ofGods
and
Beasts,The
End
of
the
Wasp
Season,Still
Midnight,Slip
of
the
Knife,The
Dead
Hour,Field
of
Blood,Deception,
and
the
Garnethill
trilogy,
the
first
installment
of
which
won
her
the
John
Creasey
Memorial
Prize
for
best
first
crime
novel.
She
also
writes
for
the
popular
graphic
novel
seriesHellblazer.Mina
lives
in
Glasgow.
Recenzii
"If
anyone
can
make
you
root
for
the
murderer,
it's
Denise
Mina,
whose
defiantly
unsentimental
novels
are
less
concerned
with
personal
guilt
than
with
the
social
evils
that
create
criminals
and
the
predators
who
nurture
them.
.
.
[The
Red
Roadis]
as
fierce
a
story
as
any
Mina
has
written."—Marilyn
Stasio,The
New
York
Times
Book
Review
"Edgar-finalist Mina's fourth novel featuring Glasgow Det. Insp. Alex Morrow (after 2013'sGods and Beasts) is perhaps her finest yet, a brilliantly crafted tale of corruption, ruined lives, and the far-reaching ripple effects of crime."—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
"Ms. Mina's narrative is full of suspense, fresh dialogue and sharp glimpses of all sorts of characters. Most interesting of all to watch is Morrow herself."—Tom Nolan,Wall Street Journal
The plot is as compelling as it is intricate. Denise Mina grows in assurance and becomes more accomplished with every book; and this one is a cracker, beautifully worked-out, every scene serving a purpose. It demands concentration from the reader, but the story is so gripping that you are likely to hurry along, eager to learn how the plot unfolds. Eventually you arrive at a splendid abrupt and laconic conclusion, which rightly leaves some questions open. Then I suggest you may want to go back to savour the details, for this is that rare thing, a crime novel that invites, and benefits from, a second reading.—Allan Massie,The Scotsman
PRAISE FORGODS AND BEASTS:
"Mina deftly stitches [the story lines] together in time for a powerful climax...Mina again plumbs the depth of the grungy Scottish metropolis, capturing political posturing, class differences, and familial dynamics with equal aplomb... Morrow [is] fast become one of the most intriguing cops in crime fiction. Fans of smart, character-driven procedurals will want to snatch this one up."—Library Journal
Extraordinary Praise for Denise Mina:
"Until further notice, just assume you should buy everything Denise Mina publishes."—Entertainment Weekly
"Excellent...Mina ups the stakes by taking us into the dark, beating heart of modern Glasgow, where the real deals are struck and the spoils divided."—Publishers Weekly(Starred Review)
"With subtle humor and a keen eye for the darkness that lurks behind clean, well-lighted lives, Denise Mina confirms her reputation as one of the genre's brightest stars."—George Pelecanos
"[A] thoughtful look at how good people can go bad."—Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
"Satisfying...thrilling....With consummate ease and flawless timing, Mina untangles the knot, leaving intact the enmeshed world she has so convincingly created."—Christian Science Monitor
"Mina is adept at portraying Glasgow's blunt and often harsh nature-but also at finding sparks of humanity and humor in even the dumbest of criminals."—Adam Woog, Seattle Times
"Like her fellow Scot, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mina relishes combining elements of the uncanny with crisp insights into the various diseases of the human psyche."—Maureen Corrigan, NPR.org
"A piercing tale that should cement Mina's rep as one of crime fiction's finest."—People
"Edgar-finalist Mina's fourth novel featuring Glasgow Det. Insp. Alex Morrow (after 2013'sGods and Beasts) is perhaps her finest yet, a brilliantly crafted tale of corruption, ruined lives, and the far-reaching ripple effects of crime."—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
"Ms. Mina's narrative is full of suspense, fresh dialogue and sharp glimpses of all sorts of characters. Most interesting of all to watch is Morrow herself."—Tom Nolan,Wall Street Journal
The plot is as compelling as it is intricate. Denise Mina grows in assurance and becomes more accomplished with every book; and this one is a cracker, beautifully worked-out, every scene serving a purpose. It demands concentration from the reader, but the story is so gripping that you are likely to hurry along, eager to learn how the plot unfolds. Eventually you arrive at a splendid abrupt and laconic conclusion, which rightly leaves some questions open. Then I suggest you may want to go back to savour the details, for this is that rare thing, a crime novel that invites, and benefits from, a second reading.—Allan Massie,The Scotsman
PRAISE FORGODS AND BEASTS:
"Mina deftly stitches [the story lines] together in time for a powerful climax...Mina again plumbs the depth of the grungy Scottish metropolis, capturing political posturing, class differences, and familial dynamics with equal aplomb... Morrow [is] fast become one of the most intriguing cops in crime fiction. Fans of smart, character-driven procedurals will want to snatch this one up."—Library Journal
Extraordinary Praise for Denise Mina:
"Until further notice, just assume you should buy everything Denise Mina publishes."—Entertainment Weekly
"Excellent...Mina ups the stakes by taking us into the dark, beating heart of modern Glasgow, where the real deals are struck and the spoils divided."—Publishers Weekly(Starred Review)
"With subtle humor and a keen eye for the darkness that lurks behind clean, well-lighted lives, Denise Mina confirms her reputation as one of the genre's brightest stars."—George Pelecanos
"[A] thoughtful look at how good people can go bad."—Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
"Satisfying...thrilling....With consummate ease and flawless timing, Mina untangles the knot, leaving intact the enmeshed world she has so convincingly created."—Christian Science Monitor
"Mina is adept at portraying Glasgow's blunt and often harsh nature-but also at finding sparks of humanity and humor in even the dumbest of criminals."—Adam Woog, Seattle Times
"Like her fellow Scot, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mina relishes combining elements of the uncanny with crisp insights into the various diseases of the human psyche."—Maureen Corrigan, NPR.org
"A piercing tale that should cement Mina's rep as one of crime fiction's finest."—People