Denise Mina is the author of more than ten novels, including The Long Drop, winner of the 2017 McIlvanney Prize for Scottish crime book of the year, and the Garnethill trilogy, the first installment of which won the John Creasey Memorial Award for best first crime novel. Mina has twice received the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. She lives in Glasgow.
"Denise Mina's Resolution can stand alone, battered and proud, as a
class-conscious crime novel that dares to tell the ugly truth."
"Skip Agatha Christie, skip A Is for..., and get yourself a novel
by Denise Mina."
"We are asked to think hard about the nature of sympathy, justice
and retribution. We ponder these questions long after the books
end, and ask, How do we apply them to the world we know and the
lives we lead?"
"Denise Mina's Resolution can stand alone, battered and proud, as a
class-conscious crime novel that dares to tell the ugly truth."
"Skip Agatha Christie, skip A Is for..., and get yourself a novel
by Denise Mina."
"We are asked to think hard about the nature of sympathy, justice
and retribution. We ponder these questions long after the books
end, and ask, How do we apply them to the world we know and the
lives we lead?"
In this powerful, disturbing, wrenching conclusion to the Scottish author's Garnethill trilogy (Garnethill; Exile), the sense of everydayness renders the horrors Mina's Glaswegians confront even more terrible. Forced prostitution, child sexual abuse, alcoholism, dysfunctionality of every kindall are not so much spotlighted as they are integral parts of the fabric of the characters' lives. But for Maureen O'Donnell, whose continued existence is a triumph of will, there's also a strong sense of family and friendships forged in the crucible of survival. Maureen and her friends Leslie and Kilty are as unlikely a trio of dragon-slayers as one might find. With trepidation, Maureen awaits the trial of her lover's murderer, Angus Farrell, whose evil threatens her even while he's in jail. And Maureen's abusive father, Michael, has returned to Glasgow and she fears for her sister's soon-to-be-born baby. Maureen's efforts to help an illiterate old woman fill out a legal complaint against her son lead her into more danger and ugliness. The sordidness and the seemingly insuperable odds Maureen faces make her retreat into alcoholism seem appropriate. Thanks to Mina's considerable narrative skills, the Glasgow of Paddy's flea market, Albert Hospital and the area near the bus station where street prostitutes hang out emerges in gritty clarity. The novel culminates in a startling crescendo of violence, vengeance and resolution. (June 7) Forecast: Blurbs from some big American mystery/thriller names could give this author a lift, but even with them her realistic, unglamorous characters and setting are likely to keep her out of bestseller territory. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
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