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Garnethill Series

This series of suspenseful thrillers follows the journey of Maureen O'Donnell as she navigates a world of dark secrets and dangerous encounters. Each installment draws readers deeper into a gripping narrative filled with twists and unexpected revelations. Prepare for psychologically charged investigations and desperate struggles for survival where the truth is elusive. Fans of high-stakes tension and gritty crime fiction will find themselves captivated by these compelling stories.

Resolution
Exile
Garnethill

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  1. 1

    Garnethill

    • 448 pages
    • 16 hours of reading
    3.7(67)Add rating

    With a new introduction by VAL McDERMID When psychiatric patient Maureen O'Donnell finds her boyfriend dead in her living room, she is faced with a difficult situation. Glasgow police view her as both a suspect and an unstable witness - and even her mother is convinced of her involvement. Feeling betrayed by friends and family, Maureen begins to doubt her own version of events. Panic-stricken, she sets out in pursuit of the truth and soon picks up a horrifying trail of deception and suppressed scandal. Then a second body is discovered. Maureen realises that unless she gets to the killer first, her life is in danger... 'The most exciting crime writer to have emerged in Britain for years' Ian Rankin 'Mina...may be Britain's finest living crime novelist' Daily Telegraph 'Mina can chill your blood and break your heart in the same sentence' Mark Billingham 'One of the most original voices in crime fiction' Daily Mail WINNER OF THE CWA JOHN CREASEY DAGGER FOR BEST FIRST CRIME NOVEL

    Garnethill
  2. 2

    Exile

    • 448 pages
    • 16 hours of reading
    4.0(48)Add rating

    Maureen O'Donnell, the manager of a Glasgow women's shelter, travels to London to investigate the murder of a woman who had come to her for help.

    Exile
  3. 3

    Resolution

    4.1(43)Add rating

    A New York Times Notable Book of the Year "Resolution can stand alone, battered and proud, as a class-conscious crime novel that dares to tell the ugly truth." -New York Times Book Review Just as Maureen O'Donnell is struggling to give up drinking, she faces her most formidable challenges yet: testifying against her boyfriend's murderer and the return of her abusive father. Irresistibly blending suspense, compassion, raw instinct, and grim wit, Resolution provides a wrenching conclusion to Denise Mina's universally acclaimed Garnethill trilogy. "For anyone who thinks Western civilization too comfortable or crime novels no more than entertainment, Denise Mina's Garnethill trilogy will come as a salutary surprise. It will also make them laugh and keep them reading. It is a great achievement." -Times Literary Supplement "If you want a reason to try the crime genre, get yourself a novel by Denise Mina." -Rocky Mountain News "Mina depicts a Scotland so hard that merely living there can cut you like a shard of glass." -Baltimore Sun

    Resolution