The Calm Before
by Denise Mina
Denise Mina was born in Glasgow but grew up around Europe as her family followed the North Sea oil boom.
Her first novel, Garnethill, won the CWA best first novel Dagger. 'Helena and the Babies' won the CWA short story of the year. After the Garnethill trilogy she wrote a stand alone, Sanctum, and then began the Paddy Meehan series.
She also writes plays and comics for DC Comics, recently finishing a year long run on 'Hellblazer'.
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