Field of Blood

Set in Glasgow in 1981, a time of hunger strikes, riots and unemployment that decimated the old industrial heartlands, The Field of Blood is the first in the tense Paddy Meehan series from Scotland's princess of crime, Denise Mina.

The vicious murder of a young child provides rookie journalist Paddy Meehan with her first big break when the suspect turns out to be her fiance's 11-year old cousin. Launching her own investigation into the horrific crime, Paddy uncovers lines of deception deep in Glasgow's past, with more horrific crimes in the future if she fails to solve the mystery.

Infused with Mina's unique blend of dark humor, personal insights and social injustice, the story grips the reader while challenging our perceptions of childhood innocence, crime and punishment, and right or wrong.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 07/11/2005
ISBN: 9780316735933
Pages: 360
Weight: 1.49lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.35w x 1.17d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/09/2005 pg. 37
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2005 pg. 566
Library Journal 06/15/2005 pg. 59
Ingram Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 54
Booklist 06/01/2005 pg. 1761
Entertainment Weekly 07/15/2005 pg. 79
New York Times 07/10/2005 pg. 31
Library Journal Prepub Alert 03/15/2005 pg. 62