Field of Blood: 1 (Paddy Meehan) - Hardcover

"Her characterizations and settings are so authentic....There are probably now as many crime writers in Scotland as criminals, but Mina may be the pick of the bunch."--Daily Telegraph

"As Ms. Mina grippingly reveals the implications of these events, it's clear that she is something more than a crime writer. Like Dennis Lehane with Mystic River, she describes a close-knit, secretive community in a substantial novel that happens to be centered on a crime."--Janet Maslin, New York Times

"One of the most exciting writers to have emerged in Britain for years."--Ian Rankin,


"Splendidly written...Magnificently readable....Her characters breathe with an almost Dickensian life."--The Times

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.