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The Long Drop

By: Denise Mina
Narrated by: David Monteath
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William Watt wants answers about his family's murder. Peter Manuel has them. But Peter Manuel is a liar.

William Watt is an ordinary businessman, a fool, a social climber.

Peter Manuel is a famous liar, a rapist, a criminal. He claims he can get hold of the gun used to murder Watt's family.

One December night in 1957, Watt meets Manuel in a Glasgow bar to find out what he knows.

Based on true events, The Long Drop is an extraordinarily unsettling, evocative and compelling novel from a writer at the height of her powers.

©2017 Denise Mina (P)2017 Random House Audiobooks Crime Crime Thrillers Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Thriller Murder

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Amazing novel and brilliantly narrated by David Monteath.
This novel chilled me. Manuel was always just the bogey man to me and he’s been portrayed here in a way that aptly characterises him, and Watt. Mina focuses in on the Watt Murders and the relationship between Watt & Manuel, but cleverly uses the court scenes to fill the reader in on the other abhorrent crimes. There’s some horrible details, because the things he did were horrible; but there has been incredible care given to the difficult balance of conveying the horror and not sensationalising the violence.

Brilliant Audible Recording!

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Great narration, Great writing. Will listen to more of her books. Thoroughly enjoyed. Definitely Recommend !!!

Superb Book.

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I remember Manuel as the bogey man of my early childhood. Scotland is a wee count and these particularly gruesome crimes preoccupied the press and public. Not a straightforward novel but then the murders weren’t either. Well written and well narrated. The ending is well known but official documents of the trial are still unavailable, though it was widely reported at the time.

The first Scots serial killer

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Very well narrated but this was a bleak time in Glasgow. It is an interesting story but I wasn't a big fan of the flashback nature of the telling.

Bleak time

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Although beautifully written this goes on and on. Having to give up as life is too short and I just don't care enough about the characters to find out what happens.
Such a shame as I loved the Alex Morrow stories.

Heavy going

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