by Denise Mina · Le Masque · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782702433256
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«La mauvaise heure» is the crime novel by Denise Mina, published by Le Masque in paperback (360 pages, in French).
Set in 1980s Glasgow, the story follows Paddy Meehan, a young journalist assigned to the night crime beat. During a shift, she witnesses a case of domestic violence in a Victorian house and accepts £50 from the aggressor to leave. The next day, the woman of the house, a lawyer and Amnesty International activist, is found murdered. Paddy, who holds key information, must decide whether to reveal the truth and admit the bribe, which would ruin her career, or let the police incriminate the wrong suspect.
This novel is part of the Paddy Meehan series, continuing the investigation presented in «Le champ de sang».
Recommended for readers of crime fiction and thrillers with a journalist protagonist.
Denise Mina is a Scottish writer active since 1996. Her debut novel Garnethill was a bestseller and won the Crime Writers’ Association John Creasey Award for best debut. It was followed by Exile and Resolution, completing a trilogy of novels featuring Maureen O’Donnell, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse.
