Garnethill a novel
In Glasgow, in a tale of exploitation of mental patients, Maureen O'Donnell wakes up to find her therapist boyfriend dead in the middle of her living room and herself a prime suspect. Desperate to clear her name and get to the truth, Maureen traces rumors about a similar murder at a local psych...
| Main Author: | Mina, Denise. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Back Bay Books,
2007.
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| Series: |
Garnethill trilogy ;
#01 Garnethill trilogy ; #01. |
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| Online Access: |
Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
| Summary: |
In Glasgow, in a tale of exploitation of mental patients, Maureen O'Donnell wakes up to find her therapist boyfriend dead in the middle of her living room and herself a prime suspect. Desperate to clear her name and get to the truth, Maureen traces rumors about a similar murder at a local psychiatric hospital, uncovering a trail of deception and repressed scandal that could exonerate her --or make her the next victim. |
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| Item Description: |
Reprint with new (5 p.) reading group guide. Originally published: London : Bantam, 1998. Includes (6 p.) excerpt from the opening pages of the sequel entitled: Exile. |
| Physical Description: |
402 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Awards: |
John Creasey Memorial Award for best first crime novel, 1998 |
| ISBN: |
9780316016780 (pbk.) 0316016780 (pbk.) |
| Author Notes: |
Denise Mina was born in Glasgow in 1966. She initially left school at the age of 16 and worked a variety of low skilled jobs like bar maid and kitchen porter. She later returned to school and earned a law degree from Glasgow University. She has since become a crime writer and playwright. She has authored the Garnethill trilogy and three novels featuring the character Patricia Meehan, a Glasgow journalist. She has also done some comic book writing with 13 issues of Hellblazer. She won the John Creasy Dagger for Best First Crime Novel for her book, Garnethill, in 1998. She also won the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award with her title,The End of Wasp Season, in 2012. (Bowker Author Biography) |