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The Dead Hour
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780316003537
ISBN: 0316003530
Label: Back Bay Books
Manufacturer: Back Bay Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: February 12, 2008
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Studio: Back Bay Books
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Editorial Review:
Paddy Meehan returns in Denise Mina's most powerful mystery yet, nominated for a 2007 Edgar AwardWhen journalist Paddy Meehan investigates a domestic dispute, the well-dressed man who answers the door assures her the blonde in the shadows behind him is fine, and slips her money before he closes the door. In fact, the woman was tortured and left to die later that night, and Paddy has only days to uncover the truth before the newspaper learns of her bribe and the police close the case for reasons of their own. Only Paddy cares enough to pursue a dark and brutal story that could make her career-or kill her, in a novel that proves why Denise Mina is "some kind of magnificent" (Wall Street Journal)."Brutally funny." -People "Mina again demonstrates why she is one of the best mystery writers on either side of the Atlantic." -Miami Herald"In all her insecurity, Paddy is achingly real . . . and Mina's note-perfect writing captures Paddy's voice dead-on." -Boston Globe"A gloriously visceral style. . . . Mina excels at narrative and social commentary." -Newsday
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - interesting growth for Paddy; many questions remain
After the first incredibly well-situated, well-drawn Paddy Meehan mystery, this one seems a bit contrived. What happened to Paddy's lover, the star reporter? Why is she drawn to the loser detective? No matter -- all is resolved in the third installment. It's worth reading this well-done, engaging mystery to get to the last, but the book does seem a little contrived. Fortunately, Mina's writing is so incredible that even contrived is good.
Paddy grows as a journalist, and she develops ... Read More
Rating: - Dead, but very much Alive
This is an unusual detective novel filled with strengths that may first appear as weaknesses, or challenges to the reader. Let's start with the title. THE DEAD HOUR is the graveyard shift at the Glasgow newspaper where the heroine, Paddy Meehan, works as a very junior reporter following police calls. An apparent domestic dispute in the suburb of Bearsden (pronounced as though two words, "bear's den") becomes a murder by the next morning, and there will be plenty of death to follow. Denise Mina spares ... Read More
Rating:  - Bland as Paddy's porridge
To be fair, I don't usually read crime novels but i was looking for a suspenseful fun read and this book actually had a quote saying "If you don't read crime novels, Denise Mina is your reason to change...A Rembrandt in a genre filled with snapshots". A Rembrandt? Really? This from an author who actually uses the term "mouth-watering figure"? Gag. When I read that line I had a bad feeling, and that was without knowledge that I would be forced to read phrases about "mouth watering men" several more times. ... Read More
Rating: - Paddy Meehan returns in another mystery...
Paddy and Billy were working the night shift. They were driving around, listening to the police radio. In Bearsden, an affluent neighborhood, they observed Officer Dan McGregor as he spoke with the home owner. He and his partner, Tam Gourlay, were called on a complaint of loud noise. Obviously, it was a matter of domestic dispute. The battered woman, attorney Vhari Burnett refused to press charges.
Paddy approached the house while the two men are talking. As Dan walks off Paddy begins to ... Read More
Rating: - Glasgow in the Thatcher Era
What a richly textured novel this proved to be. By setting this thriller in 1984, Mina has shown through the working ethic of a young Glasgow woman what it meant to live in Britain during the Thatcher era. Facing possible layoffs after her entire family is dependent on her paycheck, Paddy Mechan does what she can to keep her job, solve a crime, and effect payback for a wrong she perceives herself responsible for. The scenes with her Catholic, lower class Glassgow household are so naturalistic, they call to ... Read More
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