"Mina's riveting sixth novel featuring Glasgow Detective Inspector Alex Morrow...(is) an installment that exposes the bleakness of small-town Scotland as skillfully as it does the bustling mean streets of Glasgow."
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Publishers Weekly PRAISE FOR THE LONG DROP:
"A terrific exploration of crime and oppression."--
Kirkus (Starred Review)
"The emerging story is an intricate and suspenseful unveiling of a murderer's mind while taking readers on a compelling journey through Glasgow's historic underworld...This stand-alone thriller showcases Mina at her best, capturing the nuanced psychological suspense and ethical shadows of her Alex Morrow series as well as the electric dialogue and tangible grit of her Paddy Meehan novels."--
Booklist (Starred Review)
"A whip-smart Scottish crime novel...you'll find yourself hooked."--
Kim Hubbard,
PeopleThe "always dependable Mina...delivers another atmospheric, well crafted mystery."--
Library Journal"Piercingly perceptive."--
Kirkus"Mina's gift at unveiling the relatable quandaries, desires, and missteps that create criminals provides an irresistible hook...Recommend to readers who appreciate driven, conflicted female detectives like Anne Holt's Hanne Wilhelmsen, Val McDermid's Carol Jordan, and Tana French's Cassie Maddox."--
Booklist"Outstanding."
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Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
Praise for BLOOD, SALT, WATER:
"An atmospheric, chilling thriller...The power of Mina's writing is such that she can transport readers from placidity to violent pandemonium in the space of a paragraph."
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Maureen Corrigan,
The Washington Post