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The end of the wasp season : a novel / by Denise Mina

By:

Mina, Denise

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Little, Brown and Co. , c2011.Edition: 1st American edDescription: 390 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780316069335

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Mystery fiction

DDC classification:

MYS MIN

LOC classification:

PR6063.I457 E53 2011

Summary: When a notorious millionaire banker hangs himself, his death attracts no sympathy. But the legacy of a lifetime of selfishness is widespread, and the carnage most acute among those he ought to be protecting: his family. Meanwhile, in a wealthy suburb of Glasgow, a young woman is found savagely murdered. The community is stunned by what appears to be a vicious, random attack. When Detective Inspector Alex Morrow, heavily pregnant with twins, is called in to investigate, she soon discovers that a tangled web of lies lurks behind the murder. It's a web that will spiral through Alex's own home, the local community, and ultimately right back to a swinging rope, hundreds of miles away.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Mystery	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	General	MYS MIN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		043731

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"A Reagan Arthur book."

"Originally published in Great Britain by Orion Books and in Canada by McArthur & Company, May 2011"--T.p. verso.

When a notorious millionaire banker hangs himself, his death attracts no sympathy. But the legacy of a lifetime of selfishness is widespread, and the carnage most acute among those he ought to be protecting: his family. Meanwhile, in a wealthy suburb of Glasgow, a young woman is found savagely murdered. The community is stunned by what appears to be a vicious, random attack. When Detective Inspector Alex Morrow, heavily pregnant with twins, is called in to investigate, she soon discovers that a tangled web of lies lurks behind the murder. It's a web that will spiral through Alex's own home, the local community, and ultimately right back to a swinging rope, hundreds of miles away.

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