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by Denise Mina (Author)
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  • Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Books; New edition edition (16 Jul 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0553815601
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553815603
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,205 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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When Paddy Meehan, Glasgow's youngest aspiring journalist, is called to a domestic dispute at a house in a wealthy suburb in the north of the city, it seems like just another police call. The blonde bleeding from a head injury in the shadows doesn't want any help; and the well dressed man at the front door assures Paddy that everything's fine, and that she can leave. And then he slips her a crisp 50 note to keep the story out of the paper. By the next morning the woman's dead. Paddy may have found the story she's dreamed about, but she'll lose all credibility if the word gets out about her bribe. The police who attended the call are twisting the evidence for reasons of their own. Only Paddy cares enough to pursue a dark and brutal truth that could make her career - or kill her.

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The second novel in the wonderful Paddy Meehan series by Scotland’s princess of crime, Denise Mina. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars I Don't See It Myself..., 8 Aug 2006
This review is from: The Dead Hour (Hardcover)
I'm afraid I'm going to have to disagree with the reviewer of 'The Dead Hour' and the previous reviews of Denise Mina's other novels. While I agree that she uses her background in criminal law and growing up in Glasgow to great effect, neither of those facts make her a great writer. Many people liked 'Taggart' because it showed places they knew but that didn't make 'Taggart' great nor does it makes these novels great either. Mina's previous plots have consistently rushed to conclusions that often don't ring 100% true; this is once again the case in 'The Dead Hour'. Jarring notes appear as personal bugbears are run out as off-the-cuff social commentaries. The style is consistent with the rest of the crime genre in its simple delivery but it is also occasionally repetitive (count the number of times when something is described as 'buttery', a fairly apt description of Mina's style); and what about the editing?

There are errors in continuity that an editor should have spotted (for example, the villain's shirt changes colour during the final confrontation) and the writing in general shows that Mina is not trained as a writer but as a lawyer. An editor should be developing Mina as a writer, not a means of earning-revenue to Glasgwegian crime fans keen to see their favourite pub and their old school mentioned in print.

This is a good, engaging story and the novels are definitely worth reading but just because you set a novel in Glasgow and have a bit of inside knowledge about a subject doesn't make this novel as great as other reviewers seem to think. Unfortunately, I have just read all three Louise Welsh novels over a weekend, and the gaps in structure and style in Denise Mina's novels are all too clearly highlighted.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely fantastic!!, 30 Jul 2006
By Wendy (Kilmarnock, Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Dead Hour (Hardcover)
This book is like Denise Mina's others - fantastic! Very hard to put down, wanting to see what happens in the next chapter. Takes a good few twists & the end is brilliant. Just hope there is a follow up to this.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, 26 Jan 2007
By Karin Slaughter (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews
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Denise Mina is probably one of the best thriller writers working today. The Dead Hour is an excellent installment in the series and I cannot wait for more!
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