Alex Morrow: The Red Road : A Novel (Series #4) (Hardcover)

from DeltaQueen50

The Red Road by Denise Mina is the 4th book in her Alex Morrow series, a series which just keeps getting better as it goes along. In each book we learn a little more about Alex and what makes her tick. In this book, events that happened on a night in 1997 are brought to the forefront of Alex's cu...

from AJBraithwaite

An interesting exploration of right and wrong and ethical dilemmas in the context of police work. I like Mina's descriptions (a road like a strip of licorice, for example) and her strident views on architecture.

from brangwinn

Mina approach to writing mysteries is different from other authors. She almost makes you root for the murderer. Its not so much about the evil doer and those in society who put people in places of no hope. I was glad I had read others in the Scottish mystery series, so I had an understanding of h...

from ewhatley

Well written "cops and criminals" book. Multiple murders over time don't seem connected at first glance. Good investigative work finally brings all the pieces together. No unnecessary fluff or romance. I like the no-nonsense female lead character and look forward to reading more from this author.

from BillPilgrim

An Alex Morrow book, crime fiction set in Glasgow. I've read the earlier books in the series. This is the fourth. The first chapter is set in 1997. Ruth, a 14 year old girl kills two men without a clear awareness of what she is doing. When we flash forward to the present time, DI Morrow is waitin...