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Garnethill: A Novel of Crime
Garnethill A Novel of Crime
Author: Denise Mina
At once wry and shocking, humane and raw, ironic and visceral, Denise Mina brings a distinctive new voice to crime fiction in this gritty, award-winning debut novel set in the grim precincts of Glasgow's Garnethill. There the unlucky Maureen O'Donnell wakes up one fuzzy-headed morning to discover her therapist-boyfriend in the middle of the livi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780786708390
ISBN-10: 0786708395
Publication Date: 4/27/2001
Pages: 352
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 21 ratings
Publisher: Carroll Graf Publishers
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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Excellent read!!!!
A AWESOME crime story
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won best first crime novel.
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From the book back: "A groundbreaking book that should help finally establish women writers as a credible faction within the hard-boild genre...Its emotional rawness and visceral honesty pack a punch more potent than any boxer-turned-PI could provide." Washington Post
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Very disturbing murder mystery with a lot of real life grit. Also has a very heavy depiction of the aftermath of sexual abuse - a great, but chilling, read.


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