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“Narrator David Monteath expertly heightens and diminishes his Scottish accent to differentiate the characters of Denise Mina’s novel based on the true story of murderer Peter Manual, who terrorized Glasgow in the 1950s. Monteath has an easy voice to listen to…Listeners who pay close attention will be rewarded by the quality of the writing.”
— AudioFile
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“With one plot line continually hopscotching over the other, Mina manages to keep two narratives going at once: the farcical account of Watt and Manuel’s binge and the sober courtroom drama of dueling life-or-death stories when Manuel faces a jury…This one feels painfully real.”
— New York Times Book Review
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“Encompasses a harrowing picture of the social issues of the time—many of which still prevail—packing a truly powerful punch.”
— Boston Globe
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“Takes readers on a suspenseful tour into the past, through psyches and situations far grimmer than even those sooty Glasgow streets…[Mina] takes readers into the mind of a psychopath, as well as into the shadow lands where the grieving families of the victims find themselves exiled.”
— Washington Post
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“Mina’s moody, mesmerizing book…soon shows its teeth…In clipped prose, Mina reimagines the events surrounding the crimes.”
— New York Times
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“A terrific exploration of crime and oppression.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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“An intricate and suspenseful unveiling of a murderer’s mind.”
— Booklist (starred review)
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“Outstanding…With knifelike precision, Mina flicks between the bizarre twelve hours Watt and Manuel spend together getting drunk in Glasgow bars and Manuel’s later trial.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“[A] thriller…that you won’t want to put down.”
— BookPage
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“Like the film M, Mina’s latest is both a tale of a twisted killer and a searing condemnation of hypocrisy.”
— Literary Hub
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The Long Drop takes readers on a suspenseful tour into the past, through psyches and situations far grimmer than even those sooty Glasgow streets.
— Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post
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Mina has always been a close observer of the brutality drunkards can inflict on their wives and children... this one feels painfully real.
— Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
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A terrific exploration of crime and oppression.
— Kirkus (Starred Review)
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Outstanding.
— Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
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An atmospheric, chilling thriller...The power of Mina's writing is such that she can transport readers from placidity to violent pandemonium in the space of a paragraph.
— Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post
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A whip-smart Scottish crime novel...you'll find yourself hooked.
— Kim Hubbard, People
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Mina's riveting sixth novel featuring Glasgow Detective Inspector Alex Morrow...(is) an installment that exposes the bleakness of small-town Scotland as skillfully as it does the bustling mean streets of Glasgow.
— Publishers Weekly
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The "always dependable Mina...delivers another atmospheric, well crafted mystery.
— Library Journal
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Piercingly perceptive.
— Kirkus
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Mina's gift at unveiling the relatable quandaries, desires, and missteps that create criminals provides an irresistible hook...Recommend to readers who appreciate driven, conflicted female detectives like Anne Holt's Hanne Wilhelmsen, Val McDermid's Carol Jordan, and Tana French's Cassie Maddox.
— Booklist