Blood, Salt, Water

Blood, Salt, Water Synopsis

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)

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