Name: Conviction
SKU: 52378921
Price: 13.77 EUR
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Author: Denise Mina
ISBN: 9781784704865

Type

Physical Book

Author

Denise Mina

Publisher

Random House Uk

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

416

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781784704865

Conviction

Denise Mina (Author) · Random House Uk · Paperback

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Synopsis "Conviction "

EVERYBODY LOVES A MURDER MYSTERY . . . UNTIL THEY HAVE A STARRING ROLE.*SELECTED AS A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK**SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES, OBSERVER & TELEGRAPH**SELECTED AS ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S BOOKS OF THE MONTH*'Denise Mina is the cream of the crop, an author who pushes the crime novel in new and exciting directions' Ian Rankin‘You won’t be able to put Conviction down’ Reese Witherspoon'Denise Mina brilliantly manages to be funny, heart-wrenching, gut-punching and addictive all at once: a fabulous, captivating novel' Nicci FrenchFrom 'the woman who may be Britain’s finest living crime novelist' (Daily Telegraph), Conviction stars a strong female protagonist who is obsessed by true-crime podcasts and decides, one day, to investigate one of the unsolved crimes herself.It’s just a normal morning when Anna's husband announces that he's leaving her for her best friend and taking their two daughters with him. With her safe, comfortable world shattered, Anna distracts herself with someone else's story: a true-crime podcast. That is until she recognises the name of one of the victims and becomes convinced that only she knows what really happened.With nothing left to lose, she throws herself into investigating the case. But little does she know, Anna's past and present lives are about to collide, sending everything she has worked so hard to achieve into freefall.Conviction is the compelling and unique new thriller from multiple award-winner and author of The Long Drop, Denise Mina.'A twisting, darkly comic, thrill-a-minute ride across Europe. If you loved Killing Eve, you'll devour Conviction' Erin Kelly'Such a delight: playful, fast-paced, and entirely compulsive' Ann Cleeves'A dark star of a novel, blazingly intense, up-to-the-minute fresh, and exciting as all hell' A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window

Denise Mina

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Denise Mina, born in 1966 in East Kilbride, Scotland, is a distinguished writer of crime novels, playwright, and comic book scriptwriter. Her work falls within the genre of crime fiction, with a particular focus on the subgenre known as "Tartan Noir". Among her most recognized works is the Garnethill trilogy, consisting of "Garnethill" (1998), "Exile" (2000), and "Resolution" (2001). Another notable series features Patricia "Paddy" Meehan, including titles such as "The Field of Blood" (2005) and "The Dead Hour" (2006).

Mina has also created the Alex Morrow series, introduced in "Still Midnight" (2009), followed by "The End of the Wasp Season" (2010) and "Gods and Beasts" (2012). Her novel "The Long Drop" (2017) received the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year and the Gordon Burn Prize. Additionally, she has ventured into the comic world, writing for the "Hellblazer" series and adapting Stieg Larsson's "Millennium" trilogy into graphic novel format. Denise Mina has been awarded prizes such as the John Creasey Dagger in 1998 for "Garnethill" and the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award in 2012 for "The End of the Wasp Season".

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