Description: Police detective Alex Morrow has met plenty of unsavory characters in her line of work, but arms dealer Mark Lynch ranks among the most brutal and damaged of the criminals she's known. Morrow is serving as a witness in Lynch's trial, where the case hinges on his fingerprints found on the guns he sells. When the investigation leads to both a privileged Scottish lawyer who's expecting to be assassinated after a money laundering scheme goes bad and a woman who's spying on the people who put her in jail, Morrow has her hands full. And that's before she even gets to her family issues.
Brief description:
Denise Mina is the author of numerous novels, including The Long Drop, which won the 2017 Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize for Best Crime Book, and the Garnethill trilogy, the first installment of which won the John Creasey Memorial Award for best first crime novel. She also writes for the popular graphic novel series Hellblazer.
Review Quotes:
Ms. Mina's narrative is full of suspense, fresh dialogue, and sharp glimpses of all sorts of characters. Most interesting of all to watch is Morrow herself.
-- "Wall Street Journal"