Deception

"Glasgow writer Mina has carved a niche for herself writing about very mean Scottish streets and slums and very desperate and depraved characters. Mina takes a walk on the posh side here, as she examines the case of a woman psychiatrist convicted of murdering her serial-killer lover."--"Booklist."

- A domestic drama that's relentlessly suspenseful--a terrific selection for reading groups.- Denise Mina's literary stat is rapidly rising. She has already won comparisons to some of Britain's most widely read and highly praised writers, among them Val McDermid and Ian Rankin.- Mina's new mystery novel, "field of Blood, will be published in hardcover in July 2005 (see page 25)