Garnethill

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