Unflinching, taut and masterfully plotted, Blood, Salt, Water is the brilliant fifth novel in the Alex Morrow series from Denise Mina, two-time winner of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year AwardA missing persons case leads Alex Morrow to investigate the dark underbelly of a seemingly peaceful seaside town.A wealthy businesswoman disappears from her Glasgow home without a trace, leaving her husband and children panicked but strangely resistant to questioning. Tracing the woman's cell phone, detective Alex Morrow discovers a call made from an unlikely location. A sleepy seaside community where everyone knows everyone, Helensburgh is the last place you'd go looking for violence. But Morrow's investigation uncovers increasingly disturbing clues: fierce family battles that go back generations, a suspicious insurance firm, and finally, a dead body in a nearby lake. And when a connection to someone close to Morrow surfaces, the case gets more wrenchingly personal than she could have imagined.A fast-paced and unpredictable thriller, Blood, Salt, Water confirms Denise Mina's reputation as "e;one of the genre's brightest stars."e; (George Pelecanos)PRAISE FOR DENISE MINA"e;The most exciting crime writer to have emerged in Britain for years."e; -IAN RANKIN"e;If you don't love Denise Mina, you don't love crime fiction."e; -VAL MCDERMID"e;Denise Mina is the finest contemporary exponent of British crime fiction."e; -THE TIMES (UK)
Mina is one of the most fiercely intelligent of crime writers ... testament to how brilliantly intricate and psychologically complex her books are GUARDIAN Mina's novels are engrossing, deeply rooted in reality and astutely perceptive about human nature and the internal politics blighting modern police forces. Blood Salt Water is also beautifully written and plotted, cementing the author's place as one of the finest contemporary British crime writers. DAILY EXPRESS 'We're big fans of Denise Mina's DI Alex Morrow - and her fifth book in the series doesn't disappoint. BELLA
'Gritty, unpredictable and keeps the reader involved to the end.' CHOICE
'Another authentic-feeling well-written tale of dark Glaswegian crime ... dourly brilliant' METRO
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About Denise Mina
Denise Mina was born in East Kilbride in 1966. Her first book, Garnethill, won the CWA Dagger for Best First Crime Novel. She has won the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year twice, and the MacIlvanney Prize twice. In 2017 she was named by The Times as one of the top ten crime writers of the decade.
A Glasgow cop with a nose for social injustice and the dark side of society, DS Alex Morrow is introduced in STILL MIDNIGHT by Scottish author Denise Mina, whose previous series featured investigative journalist Paddie Meehan and social worker Maureen O’Donnell. Realistic and bleak investigations with a strong footing in today’s reality are Mina’s forte in all her books.
