{"product_id":"the-dead-hour-paperback","title":"The Dead Hour - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDenise Mina\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaddy Meehan returns in Denise Mina's most powerful mystery yet, nominated for a 2007 Edgar Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen journalist Paddy Meehan investigates a domestic dispute, the well-dressed man who answers the door assures her the blonde in the shadows behind him is fine, and slips her money before he closes the door. In fact, the woman was tortured and left to die later that night, and Paddy has only days to uncover the truth before the newspaper learns of her bribe and the police close the case for reasons of their own. Only Paddy cares enough to pursue a dark and brutal story that could make her career-or kill her, in a novel that proves why Denise Mina is \"some kind of magnificent\" (\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brutally funny.\" -People\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mina again demonstrates why she is one of the best mystery writers on either side of the Atlantic.\" -Miami Herald\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In all her insecurity, Paddy is achingly real . . . and Mina's note-perfect writing captures Paddy's voice dead-on.\" -Boston Globe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A gloriously visceral style. . . . Mina excels at narrative and social commentary.\" -Newsday\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenise Mina\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than ten novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Long Drop\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 8.29 x 5.95 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 12, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52405372518705,"sku":"9780316003537","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3486\/5969\/files\/k8eiVpEAzW9780316003537.webp?v=1783071102","url":"https:\/\/www.welibooks.com\/products\/the-dead-hour-paperback","provider":"Welibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}