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The End of the Wasp Season
Alex Morrow (Related to this series)
- Author
- Denise Mina
- Narrator
- Jane MacFarlane
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Publish Date
- 26 September 2011
- Run Time
- 13 hours 13 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In this thrilling mystery, when a notorious millionaire banker hangs himself, his death attracts no sympathy—but the legacy of a lifetime of selfishness is widespread, and the carnage most acute among those he ought to be protecting: his family.
Meanwhile, in a wealthy suburb of Glasgow, a young woman is found savagely murdered. The community is stunned by what appears to be a vicious, random attack. When Detective Inspector Alex Morrow, heavily pregnant with twins, is called in to investigate, she soon discovers that a tangled web of lies lurks behind the murder. It's a web that will spiral through Alex's own home, the local community, and ultimately right back to a swinging rope, hundreds of miles away.
The End of the Wasp Season is an accomplished, compelling and multi-layered novel about family's power of damage-and redemption.
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Details
- Author
- Denise Mina
- Narrator
- Jane MacFarlane
- Duration
- 13 hours 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 September 2011
- ISBN
- 9781611136258
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction
Synopsis
In this thrilling mystery, when a notorious millionaire banker hangs himself, his death attracts no sympathy—but the legacy of a lifetime of selfishness is widespread, and the carnage most acute among those he ought to be protecting: his family. Meanwhile, in a wealthy suburb of Glasgow, a young woman is found savagely murdered. The community is stunned by what appears to be a vicious, random attack. When Detective Inspector Alex Morrow, heavily pregnant with twins, is called in to investigate, she soon discovers that a tangled web of lies lurks behind the murder. It's a web that will spiral through Alex's own home, the local community, and ultimately right back to a swinging rope, hundreds of miles away. The End of the Wasp Season is an accomplished, compelling and multi-layered novel about family's power of damage-and redemption.
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