DENISE MINA

It's a peaceful Sunday evening in suburban Glasgow until a battered van pulls up to one home and disgorges a group of armed men in balaclavas. They smash into the house and hold the family at gunpoint and demand millions of pounds. Baffled, the assembled people protest that they don't have access to that sort of money. The attackers kidnap the elderly grandfather and storm off into the night. Now senior policewoman Alex Morrow has been summoned to investigate the case. But there are so many mysteries. Who were the men? And why did they think a normal household concealed untold riches? The family is certainly not talking. But as she starts to delve deeper, she realises that there are dark secrets all around...

31st August 1997 Rose Wilson is fourteen, but looks sixteen. She has seen more of the darkness in life than someone twice her age. On the night of Princess Diana's death Rose snaps and commits two terrible crimes. Her life seems effectively over. But then a defence lawyer takes pity and sets out to do what he can to save her, regardless of the consequences. Now DI Alex Morrow is a witness in the case of Michael Brown - a vicious 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 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.

A girl who has seen more darkness than most. A Scottish lawyer waiting to be killed. A fingerprint discovered at a murder scene, from a man who couldn't possibly have been there. As DI Alex Morrow investigates the death of a young businessman, she uncovers a vicious network of power and corruption that reaches back to Glasgow on the night Princess Diana died. And to a fourteen-year-old girl sat in a car with a dead body, the murder weapon still in her hand.

When notorious millionaire banker Lars Anderson hangs himself from the old oak tree in front of his Kent mansion his death attracts nosympathy One less shark is little loss to a world nursing a financial hangover But the legacy of a life time of self-serving is widespread,the carnage most acute among those he ought to be protecting: his family...

The second novel in the Paddy Meehan series, from the two-time winner of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year AwardMina can chill your blood and break your heart in the same sentenceMark BillinghamJournalist Paddy Meehan is called to a domestic dispute in a wealthy Glasgow suburb. The woman bleeding from a head injury doesnt want any help and the well-dressed man beside her assures Paddy that everything is fine. But when she is given a 50 note to keep quiet, she becomes suspicious. The next morning, the woman is dead. Paddy has found the story she has been waiting for, yet she will lose all credibility if word gets out about her bribe. To make matters worse, the police who attended the scene are twisting the evidence. Only Paddy cares enough to pursue a dark truth that could make her career or get her killed.

PERFECT WIFE. PERFECT KILLER? From the two-time winner of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award Susie Harriot, a respected psychiatrist, has been convicted of the brutal murder of a serial killer in her care. It looks certain that she will be given a life sentence, depriving her of her home, her family and her two-year-old daughter. Susie's husband, Lachlan, is convinced she is innocent and is desperate to prove it. Each night, he climbs the stairs to her study and goes through her papers - her case notes, her interviews, and the press cuttings from the trial. But the more Lachlan discovers, the more he suspects that his wife has been hiding a dark secret.

A FAMILY DIVIDED. A SECRET THAT COULD KILL. From the two-time winner of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award Maureen O'Donnell is facing the darkest episode in her life. The psychologist who murdered her boyfriend is up for trial, with Maureen as the reluctant star witness, and her abusive father has arrived back in Glasgow. On top of it all, she has become embroiled in someone else's family feud. When an elderly market stallholder dies after a brutal beating, Maureen suspects the woman's son. She soon discovers that his health club is a front for a far less respectable establishment. As her court appearance approaches, Maureen is under threat once again, and this time she has very few protectors…

he first novel in the Paddy Meehan series, from the two-time winner of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year AwardThe most exciting crime writer to have emerged in Britain for yearsIan RankinIn Glasgow, a child goes missing, taken from the front garden of his home. The investigation leads the police to the doors of two young boys.Paddy Meehan has just started work at a local newspaper where she dreams of becoming an investigative journalist. Although everyone around her believes the boys acted on their own, she is certain there is more to it and begins to ask awkward questions.But Paddys investigation has repercussions she never anticipated. Shunned by those closest to her, she finds herself dangerously alone.

The third novel in the Paddy Meehan series, from the two-time winner of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year AwardOne of the most original voices in crime fictionDaily MailPaddy Meehan finally has it all: a flat of her own in Glasgow and a job as one of Scotlands leading newspaper columnists. Then the police knock on her door. Her former lover Terry has been found in a ditch, shot through the head.Even though they had split up months before, Terry has left her everything, including a house in Ayrshire and boxes of notebooks. As Paddy digs deeper into his murder, it soon becomes clear that the secret he was about to expose is worth killing for. And that she is next in line.

William Watt wants answers about his family's murder. Peter Manuel has them. But Peter Manuel is a liar. William Watt is an ordinary businessman, a fool, a social climber. Peter Manuel is a famous liar, a rapist, a criminal. He claims he can get hold of the gun used to murder Watt's family. One December night in 1957, Watt meets Manuel in a Glasgow bar to find out what he knows. Based on true events, The Long Drop is an extraordinarily unsettling, evocative and compelling novel from a writer at the height of her powers.

William Watt wants answers about his family''s murder. Peter Manuel has them. But Peter Manuel is a liar.William Watt is an ordinary businessman, a fool, a social climber.Peter Manuel is a famous liar, a rapist, a criminal. He claims he can get hold of the gun used to murder Watt''s family.One December night in 1957, Watt meets Manuel in a Glasgow bar to find out what he knows.Based on true events, The Long Drop is an extraordinarily unsettling, evocative and compelling novel from a writer at the height of her powers.

Denise Mina'One of the most exciting writers to have emerged in Britain for years.' - Ian Rankin. A peaceful Sunday evening in a suburban neighbourhood in Glasgow is brutally shattered by a vicious attack when a group of armed men in balaclavas hold a terrified family at gunpoint, demanding millions of pounds. Baffled, the family protest that they don't have that sort of money. As quickly as they came, the attackers snatch the elderly grandfather and storm off into the night. When DI Alex Morrow arrives she soon realises that there are too many missing links in this seemingly random attack: nothing quite makes sense. Who were the men? And why did they think this normal household concealed untold riches? The family is certainly not talking and as Morrow starts to delve deeper, she realises that there are dark secrets all around...

Paddy Meehan es una reputada periodista. Su columna despierta interés y tiene defensores y detractores a partes iguales. Se ha trasladado a vivir a un piso más grande con su hijo y un compañero de piso y todo parece en orden en su vida. Claro que eso no puede durar mucho. Un sabado noche en que su unico plan es sentarse ante la tele con un paquete de galletas para ella solita, el timbre de la puerta suena y no se trata de buenas noticias. Terry Patterson, otro periodista con el que Paddy habia tenido una relacion, ha aparecido asesinado en una cuneta desnudo por completo y victima de lo que parece una ejecucion con un tiro en la sien, un modus operandi que recuerda irremediablemente al IRA. Cual es la relacion de Terry con la banda terrorista es algo que Paddy no alcanza a comprender, pero una carpeta llena de notas que Terry deja para ella solo contribuye a aumentar la curiosidad de Meehan. Por desgracia, cuando finalmente caiga en la cuenta del peligro al ella y su familia se exponen, ya sera demasiado tarde para echarse atras en sus averiguaciones. Meehan es una especie de Philip Marlowe femenina: sardonica; tenaz en lo que se refiere a la investigacion de los hechos; no se corta en insultar a los poderosos (aunque ella tal vez utilice mas palabras malsonantes). Un ultimo suspiro dara mas esplendor a la ya brillante carrera de Mina. The Independent Un ultimo suspiro es el tercer libro que protagoniza Paddy Meehan y que se desarrolla en la ciudad escocesa de Glasgow.

La vida de Maureen ODonell en un barrio marginal de Glasgow hace aguas por todas partes. La relación con su novio Douglas, un psicoterapeuta poco transparente, está estancada y su trabajo no tiene futuro.Una mañana Maureen se despierta con una resaca insufrible y su novio muerto en la cocina de su casa. La policía la considera la principal sospechosa por su carácter inestable y su actitud poco cooperadora.Incluso su familia recela de ella. Maureen, confundida, empieza a dudar de todo lo que creíainamovible.

The titular Hellblazer, Constantine is a working-class occult detective and con man stationed in London. He is known for his endless cynicism, deadpan snarking, ruthless cunning and constant chain-smoking. Constantine discovers he's cursed with empathy for his fellow man as the multi-layered tale races forward.Seeking the origin of the Empathy curse, Constantine and Chris roll into Glasgow in search of Steve Evans, a massively powerful magician who is waiting for Constantine. Meanwhile John finds out that there has been a connection between himself and Chris before they even met. Written by award-winning novelist Denise Mina (Garnethill, Deception, Field of Blood) and illustrated by Leonardo Manco and Christiano Cucina JOHN CONSTANTINE, HELLBLAZER VOL.

From 'the woman who may be Britains finest living crime novelist' (Daily Telegraph), Conviction stars a strong female protagonist who is obsessed by true crime podcasts and decides, one day, to investigate one of the unsolved crimes herself.The morning starts as any other for Anna McDonald. But the moment she opens the front door to her best friend, everything changes. Anna turns to see her husband standing at the top of the stairs, suitcase in hand. Theyre leaving, together. And theyre taking Annas two daughters with them.With her safe, predictable world suddenly shattered, Anna tries to drown out the pain of their deceit by listening to a true crime podcast. Theres a sunken yacht, a multiple murder and a hint of power and corruption. But when Anna hears the name of one of the victims, she realises that this is a murder she cant ignore. Her past, so carefully hidden until now, will no longer stay silent.To escape the trauma of her loss, Anna throws herself into investigating the case in the podcast. Little does she know that her past and present lives are about to collide, and throw everything she has worked so hard to achieve into freefall.Conviction is the compelling and unique new thriller from multiple award-winner and author of THE LONG DROP, Denise Mina.

EVERYBODY LOVES A MURDER MYSTERY . . .UNTIL THEY HAVE A STARRING ROLE. *A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK* 'Denise Mina is crime-writing royalty' Ian Rankin 'Such a delight: playful, fast-paced, and entirely compulsive' Ann Cleeves It's just a normal morning when Anna's husband announces that he's leaving her for her best friend and taking their two daughters with him. With her safe, comfortable world shattered, Anna distracts herself with someone else's story: a true-crime podcast.