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'Denise Mina is the cream of the crop, an author who pushes the crime novel in new and exciting directions and never fails to deliver.' IAN RANKIN

When Margo goes in search of her birth mother for the first time, she meets her aunt, Nikki, instead. Margo learns that her mother, Susan, was a sex worker murdered soon after Margo's adoption. To this day, Susan's killer has never been found.

Nikki asks Margo for help. She has received threatening and haunting letters from the murderer, for decades. She is determined to find him, but she can't do it alone...

A brilliant, thought-provoking and heart-wrenching new thriller about identity and the value of a life, from the award-winning author of The Long Drop and Conviction.

PRAISE FOR DENISE MINA:

'You won't be able to put Conviction down' Reese Witherspoon

'Unsettling, evocative and staggeringly good' Daily Express

'A masterpiece by the woman who may be Britain's finest living crime novelist' Daily Telegraph

'An atmospheric recreation of a vanished Glasgow...and a compelling exploration of the warped criminal mind' The Times on The Long Drop: Top Ten Crime Novels of the Decade

© Denise Mina 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Critics Review

This is crime writing of the highest order
The Times
More proof that Denise Mina is Britain's best living crime writer
Sunday Express
Mina is the most compassionate of crime novelists... a dark and heartfelt novel
Mail on Sunday
Always compelling and frightening, Mina's latest novel is full of tough-minded compassion. She is probably the most interesting crime writer at work today
Literary Review
Denise Mina is crime-writing royalty
Val McDermid
The Long Drop is not just a success and a thrilling read in its own right, but a game-changer for the genre
Scotland on Sunday
A gripping plot and compelling characters
Sunday Times
The Long Drop is a beautifully written book, a masterpiece by the woman who may be Britain’s finest living crime novelist.
Daily Telegraph
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 on The Long Drop
Mina writes with wonderful wit and compassion
Daily Mirror
Author Denise Mina
Narrator Katie Leung
Duration 8 hours and 4 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781473587267
Format Audiobook
Publisher Random House
Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Social issues, Thriller / suspense fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE

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