The Red Road ( Alex Morrow #4 )

31st August 1997 Rose Wilson is fourteen, but looks sixteen. Pimped out by her 'boyfriend' and let down by a person she thought she loved, she has seen more of the darkness in life than someone twice her age. On the night of Princess Diana's death - a night everyone will remember - Rose snaps and commits two terrible crimes. Her life seems effectively over. But then a defence lawyer takes pity and sets out to do what he can to save her, regardless of the consequences. Now DI Alex Morrow is a witness in the case of Michael Brown - a vicious, nasty arms dealer, more brutal and damaged than most of the criminals she meets. During the trial, while he is held in custody, Brown's fingerprints are found at the scene of a murder in the Red Road flats. It was impossible that he could have been there and it's a mystery that Morrow just can't let go. Meanwhile, a privileged Scottish lawyer sits in a castle on Mull, waiting for an assassin to kill him. He has sold out his own father, something that will bring the wrath of the powerful down upon him. Review PRAISE FOR GODS AND BEASTS : "Mina deftly stitches [the story lines] together in time for a powerful climax...Mina again plumbs the depth of the grungy Scottish metropolis, capturing political posturing, class differences, and familial dynamics with equal aplomb... Morrow [is] fast become one of the most intriguing cops in crime fiction. Fans of smart, character-driven procedurals will want to snatch this one up." ( Library Journal ) "Excellent...Mina ups the stakes by taking us into the dark, beating heart of modern Glasgow, where the real deals are struck and the spoils divided." ( Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) ) "[A] thoughtful look at how good people can go bad." ( New York Times Book Review Marilyn Stasio ) About the Author Denise Mina is the author of Gods and Beasts , The End of the Wasp Season , Still Midnight , Slip of the Knife , The Dead Hour , Field of Blood , Deception , and the Garnethill trilogy, the first installment of which won her the John Creasey Memorial Prize for best first crime novel. She also writes for the popular graphic novel series Hellblazer. Mina lives in Glasgow. 31st August 1997--rose Wilson Is Fourteen, But Looks Sixteen. Pimped Out By Her 'boyfriend' And Let Down By A Person She Thought She Loved, She Has Seen More Of The Darkness In Life Than Someone Twice Her Age. On The Night Of Princess Diana's Death - A Night Everyone Will Remember - Rose Snaps And Commits Two Terrible Crimes. Her Life Seems Effectively Over. But Then A Defence Lawyer Takes Pity And Sets Out To Do What He Can To Save Her, Regardless Of The Consequences. Now--di Alex Morrow Is A Witness In The Case Of Michael Brown - A Vicious, Nasty Arms Dealer, More Brutal And Damaged Than Most Of The Criminals She Meets. During The Trial, While He Is Held In Custody, Brown's Fingerprints Are Found At The Scene Of A Murder In The Red Road Flats. It Was Impossible That He Could Have Been There And It's A Mystery That Morrow Just Can't Let Go. Meanwhile, A Privileged Scottish Lawyer Sits In A Castle On Mull, Waiting For An Assassin To Kill Him. He Has Sold Out His Own Father, Something That Will Bring The Wrath Of The Powerful Down Upon Him. The Red Road Is A Tartan Noir Police Procedural To Rival Ian Rankin's Best Work, As Mina Blends The Harsh Realities Facing Glasgow's Underprivileged Kids With The World Inhabited By The City's Legal And Financial Wizards. The Chief Appeal, However, Is Alex Morrow Herself, A Meticulously Crafted Character Of Depth And Substance Who Succeeds In A Patriarchal Environment By Virtue Of Her Intelligence, Persistence And Humanity. 31st August 1997 Rose Wilson Is Sixteen, But Looks Fourteen. Pimped Out By Her 'boyfriend' And Let Down By A Person She Thought She Loved, She Has Seen More Of The Darkness In Life Than Someone Twice Her Age. On The Night Of Princess Diana's Death -- A Night Everyone Will Remember -- Rose Snaps And Commits Two Terrible Crimes. Her Life Seems Effectively Over. But Then A Defence Lawyer Takes Pity And Sets Out To Do What He Can To Save Her, Regardless Of The Consequences. Now Di Alex Morrow Is A Witness In The Case Of Michael Brown -- A Vicious, Nasty Arms Dealer, More Brutal And Damaged Than Most Of The Criminals She Meets. During The Trial, While He Is Held In Custody, Brown's Fingerprints Are Found At A Suicide In The Red Road Flats. It Was Impossible That He Could Have Been There And It's A Mystery That Morrow Just Can't Let Go. Meanwhile, A Privileged Scottish Lawyer Sits In A Castle On Mull, Waiting For An Assassin To Kill Him. He Has Sold Out His Own Father, Something That Will Bring The Wrath Of The Powerful Down Upon Him. By Denise Mina. Alex Morrow faces her toughest opponents yet in this brilliant new thriller about criminals, consequences, and convictions.Police detective Alex Morrow has met plenty of unsavory characters in her line of work, but arms dealer Michael Brown ranks among the most brutal and damaged of the criminals she's known. Morrow is serving as a witness in Brown's trial, where the case hinges on his fingerprints found on the guns he sells.When the investigation leads to 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.THE RED ROAD is a thrilling new novel from a masterful writer, proving once again that "If you don't love Denise Mina, you don't love crime fiction." (Val McDermid) 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 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. Alex Morrow, detective bij de politie van Glasgow, is overtuigd van de schuld van een verdachte, maar dan lijkt het erop dat een corrupte collega vingerafdrukken heeft gemanipuleerd. NL-ZmNBD