The Field of Blood : Paddy Meehan : Book 2

The Field of Blood : Paddy Meehan : Book 2
ISBN: 9781784709525
Publication Date: 16 April 2019

The first novel in the Paddy Meehan series, from the two-time winner of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award.

In Glasgow, a child goes missing, taken from the front garden of his home. The investigation leads the police to the doors of two young boys.

Paddy Meehan has just started work at a local newspaper where she dreams of becoming an investigative journalist. Although everyone around her believes the boys acted on their own, she is certain there is more to it and begins to ask awkward questions.

But Paddy's investigation has repercussions she never anticipated. Shunned by those closest to her, she finds herself dangerously alone.

About the Author

Denise Mina is the author of the Garnethill trilogy, the Paddy Meehan series and the Alex Morrow series. She has won the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award twice and was inducted into the Crime Writers' Association Hall of Fame in 2014. The Long Drop , her latest novel, won the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year and the Gordon Burn Prize.

Denise has also written plays and graphic novels, and presented television and radio programmes. She lives and works in Glasgow.