This is the second in a planned trilogy by a writer of stunning talent and accomplishment. Garnethill Denise Mina 3.84 9,352 ratings700 reviews Maureen ODonnell wakes up one morning to find her therapist boyfriend murdered in the middle of her living room and herself a prime suspect in a murder case.
All the characters are richly drawn, though especially brilliant are Mina's depictions of the forlorn JimmyDunemployed, hapless, lovingly caring for his four ""weans""Dand of the ambivalent Maureen, aggressive and needy, independent yet desirous of affection, confident of the future but unable to purge the demons of her past. In seedy Brixton, a closed and suspicious community where grungy exile Glaswegians deal dope and brutalize one another, Maureen soon discovers to her peril that Ann was running dope and money between London and Glasgow for a violent criminal. When Ann's mutilated corpse turns up in the Thames, Maureen agrees to go to London to investigate for Leslie, in part to escape her depressing life, burdened by flashbacks to her lover's murder, fights with her new boyfriend, a job she dislikes, estrangement from her alcoholic mother, and a long-absent abusive father whose sudden return frightens her and haunts her dreams. Maureen, while working at a shelter for abused women in Glasgow, gets pulled into the search for a missing shelter client, Ann Harris, the wife of her friend Leslie's feckless cousin, Jimmy. There is no succor for her though, her family are still denying her sexual abuse by her father, she is haunted by a financial legacy from Douglas and her best friend and collaborator falls out with her. To the mystery, not the subplot? - 60% Special suspect? - relative Misc.Following her Creasy Award-winning debut, Garnethill (1999), Mina delivers a second powerful novel with the same self-destructive characters, notably protagonist Maureen O'Donnell, and the same grim, gritty British locales. Exile Maureen is working for Glasgow Woman’s Aid, helping victims of domestic abuse get out and away. Exile Exile ebook Garnethill By Denise Mina Read a Sample Format ebook ISBN 9781784709495 Series Garnethill Author Denise Mina Publisher Random House Release 05 July 2018 Subjects Fiction Mystery Find this title in Libby, the library reading app by OverDrive. How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given Time/era of story: - 2000+ (Present) Click on a plot link to find similar books! Plot & Themes Composition of Book Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 40% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 60% Tone of story - Dry-cynical
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