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The Long Drop by Denise Mina
One of the most captivating audiobooks I’ve listened to in a while is The Long Drop. The investigation is sparked by startling criminal acts, which are revealed fairly early on. The psychology of the web of people involved, Glasgow’s seedy side, and societal attitudes in the 1950s make up the true focus of this book.
Dowell grinned. Bill, even though you may have been incarcerated, you truly don’t know any of these folks. Dowdall almost started crying. Some of these individuals, he claimed, aren’t even intentionally evil. They simply do nasty things; if something doesn’t start off bad with them, they’ll make it bad. Although Dowdall gently smiled and stated, “Bill,” some of these folks don’t seem to be of this world, Watt insisted that he is a man of the world. These folks are tarnished, right down to their souls. He then patted Watt’s hand and appeared to regret having to impart such terrible news to a young person.
Mina gives readers harrowing insights into the criminal mentality, including the game they play, their strategy, their goals, their emotional ignorance, and their pure depravity, while, dare I say it, humanising people involved through the meticulous account of dialogues in The Long Drop. It’s outstanding how she organised the complex details and decided to recount them from several character perspectives (mostly in the present tense), switching between historical flashbacks and the drama and spectacle of the eventual criminal trial.
About The Book
William Watt seeks clarification over the killing of his family. They are with Peter Manuel. However, Peter Manuel lies. William Watt is a simple-minded businessman who likes to climb the social ladder. Peter Manuel is a well-known perjurer, rapist, and criminal. He says he can obtain the weapon used to kill Watt’s family.
Watt encounters Manuel in a Glasgow bar on a December evening in 1957 in an effort to learn more about him. The Long Drop, a novel by a writer at the top of her game that is based on actual events, is incredibly frightening, evocative, and intriguing.
The Review
The Long Drop
10 Score
Denise Mina is peerless in writing mad and bad characters, often from the inside out. I love her gritty early books the best, the Garnet Hill trilogy, the gritty characters of Glasgow, and I find this a very welcome return to that form. Love it. Tartan noir at its best.
PROS
- Great police story!
- The complicated portrait of a psychopath.
- Gritty and completely engaging.
- An elegantly written literary true crime tale.
CONS
- Thumbs way down.
- Disappointed.
- A very boring book.
- Disgusting distortion of factual tragedy.
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