Blood, Salt, Water

Salt water lifts blood. Only salt water. Loch Lomond is a mile deep but the woman’s body surfaced anyway. Found bludgeoned and dumped in the water, she now haunts Iain Fraser, the man who put her there. She trusted him and now that misplaced trust is gnawing through Iain’s chest. He thinks it will kill him. Nearby Helensburgh is an idyllic Victorian town. One-time home to a quarter of all the millionaires in Britain, it is quaint, sleepy and chocolate-box pretty. But the real town is shot through with deception, lies and vested interests. As tensions rise and the police seek a killer, the conflicts that lurk beneath Helensburgh’s calm waters threaten to explode. All Iain Fraser has to do is keep on lying.

Reviews of Blood, Salt, Water

Mina is one of the most fiercely intelligent of crime writers … testament to how brilliantly intricate and psychologically complex her books are GUARDIAN Mina's novels are engrossing, deeply rooted in reality and astutely perceptive about human nature and the internal politics blighting modern police forces. Blood Salt Water is also beautifully written and plotted, cementing the author's place as one of the finest contemporary British crime writers. DAILY EXPRESS 'We're big fans of Denise Mina's DI Alex Morrow – and her fifth book in the series doesn't disappoint.' BELLA 'Gritty, unpredictable and keeps the reader involved to the end.' CHOICE 'Another authentic-feeling well-written tale of dark Glaswegian crime … dourly brilliant' METRO