Synopses & Reviews
A sensational murder provides the young journalist Paddy Meehan with her big professional break when she realizes that she has a personal connection to one of the suspects.
Launching her own investigation, Paddy uncovers lines of deception that go deep into the past and that could spell even more horrible crimes in the future if she doesn't get the story right.
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"A thoroughly engaging read..." Library Journal
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"An explosive new series from 'a writer of stunning talent.'" Publishers Weekly
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"Mina is a ruthlessly accomplished surgeon of souls who can strip her living characters as bare as Patricia Cornwell does her corpses." Kirkus Reviews
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"A fast-paced book....If you liked Trace by Patricia Cornwell, or other gritty mysteries with smart female sleuths, try Field of Blood." Glamour
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"Every once in a while, an author creates a stunningly original character. Denise Mina has done it in Field of Blood....A beautifully written novel..." Hallie Ephron, Boston Globe
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"A terrific new series introducing a young sleuth who might well shake up the genre." Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
Synopsis
When her fiancé's cousin is implicated in the sensational murder of a young boy and a rival reporter leaks the story, fledgling Scottish journalist Paddy Meehan is forced to salvage her relationship with her future in-laws by clearing the cousin's name. By the author of Deception.
Synopsis
Set in Glasgow in 1981, a time of hunger strikes, riots and unemployment that decimated the old industrial heartlands, The Field of Blood is the first in the tense Paddy Meehan series from Scotland's princess of crime, Denise Mina.
The vicious murder of a young child provides rookie journalist Paddy Meehan with her first big break when the suspect turns out to be her fiance's 11-year old cousin. Launching her own investigation into the horrific crime, Paddy uncovers lines of deception deep in Glasgow's past, with more horrific crimes in the future if she fails to solve the mystery.
Infused with Mina's unique blend of dark humor, personal insights and social injustice, the story grips the reader while challenging our perceptions of childhood innocence, crime and punishment, and right or wrong.
About the Author
Denise Mina is a "fearless" (GQ) writer "of stunning talent and accomplishment" (Publishers Weekly) and "the crown princess of crime" (Val McDermid). She is the author of Garnethill, which won the John Creasey Memorial Prize for best first crime novel, Exile, and Resolution. She lives in Glasgow.