- Mass Market Paperback: 441 pages
- Publisher: Little Brown and Company; Reprint edition
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 031615458X
- ISBN-13: 978-0316154581
- Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 2.9 x 17.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #155,297 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
My new favourite author!!!,
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This review is from: Field of Blood (Mass Market Paperback)
All I am going to say is that I read one book by her and immediately purchased the remaining books by her that feature the same main character. Denise Minas rocks. She has a wonderful sense of humour and the story lines are fantastic. If you like Ian Rankin (and I love Ian Rankin, I have all his books), you will thoroughly enjoy Denise Minas.
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3.7 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews) 15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
'It's justice that's rare - truth is relative.',
By J. Cameron-Smith "Expect the Unexpected" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Field of Blood (Mass Market Paperback)
While this is the first of Denise Mina's novels featuring Paddy Meehan it is the second that I have read. No matter: it was nice to make her acquaintance again.Ms Mina writes tough, uncompromising crime fiction and Paddy Meehan, aspiring journalist is on one level a most unlikely hero. Of uncompromising blue collar Catholic stock in a time and a place where such things matter, Paddy dares dream of a career. Her chance comes after an horrific crime in which three year old Brian is murdered and one of the suspects, a young lad, is part of her extended family circle. Follow the twists and turns of this novel and a linked but secondary story about the 'other' Paddy Meehan which, while it forms part of the rich backdrop is not directly relevant. Or is it? I'm delighted to read that Ms Mina intends to write five books about Paddy Meehan. The third is available now, and I'm off to hunt it down. Highly recommended to those who like rich, gritty crime fiction. Jennifer Cameron-Smith 20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another tough but brilliant Mina offering,
By Laurie Fletcher "Laurie Fletcher" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Field of Blood (Mass Market Paperback)
Denise Mina is without peer in her detailed portrayal of the underbelly population of England's cities. Hers are the bluest-of-blue-collared people with whom we avoid eye contact if we notice them at all. And if we do notice, we look quickly away, likely without any curiosity. She uses our stereotypes of the underclass to introduce us to her stories and then smacks us down with brilliant characterizations. Unlike a previous reviewer, I think it is absolutely essential that her settings are British and that she doesn't always provide a regional thesaurus for our ease of comprehension. In fact, there isn't any pandering to the audience in any of Mina's books; she seems to write for herself without a shred of coyness or trickery and if she catches us unawares, it may be because we weren't paying attention.In "Field of Blood", Mina uses a sensational true murder as her departure point: In 1993, two 10-year-old boys murdered a toddler in Liverpool and the resulting trial was predictably sensational, even by British standards. In her similar story, Mina delves into the background of not only the boys and their families but also the community from which they arose. Our guide is Paddy Nelson, the new copygirl at the Scottish Daily News who has visions of a life as a tough, incisive reporter but a reality that is much drearier, even in its complexity. The story weaves through the official investigation, Paddy's hit-and-miss investigation, and Paddy's fractured personal life. Perhaps this would be a good time to mention that I was initially repulsed but then truly captivated by the slobby, sophomoric girl who grew and matured over the course of the book. Make no mistake, Denise Mina writes very tough books with mature subject matter and unflinching plotlines and these books aren't for everyone, but they are for me. In fact, she's one of a new breed of lady writers coming out of the British Isles who write big, beautifully plotted, very dark psychological thrillers. That club includes Mo Hayder, Minette Walters, and my favorite (favourite?), Val McDermid, who provided Denise Mina with the detailed workings of a regional newsroom. 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Meet Paddy Meehan,
By Stephanie DePue - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Field of Blood (Mass Market Paperback)
in "Field of Blood," a British mystery, is penned by a fast-developing young writer Denise Mina, who has been enthusiastically welcomed into the tartan noir school of British mystery writing. And what's that? A mystery that's darker, more bloody and violent than the usual, lightened, now and then, with that dark Scottish sense of humor, praises be, and written, of course, by a Scot. At any rate, Mina here introduces us to a new detective, Paddy Meehan. A Glasgow native, and an ambitious young woman, as is her author, Meehan differs from her in some other, important ways: she just hasn't the best education, and you'd have to consider her fat. But she's smart, and determined to rise from copygirl at "The Scottish Daily News." That means taking on a mystery that nobody wants to touch. Two ten year old boys have tortured and killed a toddler: who wants to think of those implications? (This case, actually, is based on a similar, notorious, 1993 crime in Liverpool, England.)So Meehan takes the case on, and it costs her, as its implications spread into her own, already troubled, personal world. The Glasgow presence is palpable, the life of the city is on every page. And the author has produced a harrowing, hard-driving book; you'd have to consider her a developing exemplar of the school of contemporary British fiction known as "tartan noir." And what's that, you may ask? Well, written by Scots, duh! Particularly violent, brutal, bloody-minded, but leavened by that sharp, dark Scots sense of humor. At any rate, Paddy Meehan discovers the truth behind the mystery she's set herself to investigate, though it isn't the truth she wished to find. |
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