Tag Archives: Denise Mina

Tana French, “Faithful Place”

Posted on July 16, 2010 by carolwallace

I always knew I was going to drop everything to gulp Faithful Place down in one or two sittings. That’s just the way Tana French operates on me. And on a few other people as well. I try not to … Continue reading →

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Andrew Taylor, “The Office of the Dead”

Posted on September 16, 2009 by carolwallace

This is the third and final instalment in the Roth Trilogy, Andrew Taylor’s answer to The Norman Conquests. OK, feeble joke, but I’m feeling a little gloomy, as Taylor surely intended. Honestly, this guy and Denise Mina between them have … Continue reading →

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Linda Barnes, “Lie Down with the Devil”

Posted on September 7, 2009 by carolwallace

These Linda Barnes novels have proven to be pretty reliable over the years. Sure, they adhere to a formula: the tall, brassy private eye, her coterie of odd friends and lovers and enablers, her Little Sister Paolina, her low-grade friction … Continue reading →

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Denise Mina, “Exile”

Posted on September 6, 2009 by carolwallace

Was it too much, too soon? Was I too excited by Mina’s earlier Garnethill? Would I have liked Exile better if I’d waited a little longer before reading it? Or was it really not as good? One thing’s for sure: … Continue reading →

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Denise Mina, “Garnethill”

Posted on August 24, 2009 by carolwallace

Nothing to do with what I feel sure the characters would call the “poncy” home-furnishings catalogue. Garnethill is a neighborhood in Glasgow, and not a posh one either. I don’t imagine there aren’t a whole lot of posh neighborhoods in … Continue reading →

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