Exile
Oct 2007 · Sold by Back Bay Books
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About this ebook
Trying to escape her own troubled past and the memories of her lover's murder, Maureen O'Donnell finds refuge working as a counselor at a shelter for battered women. When the body of shelter resident Ann Harris washes up on the banks of the Thames two weeks later, Maureen vows to discover what happened and to prove that Ann's husband is not to blame. Taking her search to London, Maureen soon encounters disturbing truths about Ann's hidden past - including a secret that has Maureen fighting for her life.
"Atmospheric, intense, and full of the disturbing flavor of inner-city lowlife." -Guardian
"Reads like a slap in the face - and a kick in the ribs and a fist in the stomach . . . like its powerful predecessor, Garnethill." -New York Times Book Review
"Stunning. . . . The danger reaches a frightening pitch."-Rocky Mountain News
"Mina offers us a complex plot with a shocking ending, all told in an amazingly original voice." -Cleveland Plain Dealer
"This is a terrific book." -Dallas Morning News
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
"Atmospheric, intense, and full of the disturbing flavor of inner-city lowlife." -Guardian
"Reads like a slap in the face - and a kick in the ribs and a fist in the stomach . . . like its powerful predecessor, Garnethill." -New York Times Book Review
"Stunning. . . . The danger reaches a frightening pitch."-Rocky Mountain News
"Mina offers us a complex plot with a shocking ending, all told in an amazingly original voice." -Cleveland Plain Dealer
"This is a terrific book." -Dallas Morning News
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
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About the author
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.
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