This book comes with the following quote on the front cover:
'The most exciting crime writer to have emerged in Britain for years' Ian Rankin
Now normally you have to take those quotes with a grain of salt, but seriously, if you've never read any of Denise Mina's books it's a gap you should fill. Her Garnethill trilogy (Garnethill, Exile and Resolution) are simply mind-bogglingly good. Compromised, flawed central heroine - fantastic books.
Still Midnight features another fantastic female central character - Alex Morrow.
From the Blurb:
It's the case that could make DS Alex Morrow's career, it would make any cop salivate. A home invaded in the dead of night, deep in the heart of the cosy suburbs; a hard working family at the heart of it and a vulnerable old man taken hostage. It's high profile, a black-and-white case and it shouldn't be hard to solve....
Opening Lines:
An orange Sainsbury's plastic bag in full sail floated along the dark pavement. Belly bowed, handles erect, it sashayed like a Victorian gentleman on a Sunday stroll, passed a garden gate and followed the line of the low rockery wall until a sudden breeze buffeted it, lifting the fat bag off its heals, slamming it into the side of a large white van.