I didn’t think it was possible, but I’ve found another female
mystery author I like as well as Louise Penny, Tana French, and Elizabeth
George. And I liked this book so well I went right back to the library and
picked out another of her books to read immediately. That’s something I never
do! This is the second in a series
featuring the tough, female Detective Inspector Alex Morrow.
Here’s a blurb from the publisher: “The case involves a
seemingly random attack on a family in a quiet suburb of Glasgow, Scotland.
Three armed men slipped from a van into a house, demanding a man who is not,
and has never been, inside the front door. In the confusion that ensues, one
family member is shot and another kidnapped, the assailants demanding an
impossible ransom. Is this an amateur crime gone horribly wrong, or something
much more unexpected?”
Mina writes using excellent character development that
“blurs the lines between the villains and the good guys as she explores their
life trajectories.” If you enjoy hard-boiled detective mysteries featuring
strong, but imperfect female protagonists, you’ll want to get to know Alex
Morrow. 432 pages.
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