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Bookclub: Denise Mina: The Long Drop

Denise Mina - The Long Drop

Denise Mina: The Long Drop

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Denise Mina talks about her 2017 true-crime book, The Long Drop.

Denise Mina answers readers' questions about her true-crime book The Long Drop. It portrays the life of Scottish murderer Peter Manuel, who was sentenced to death in 1958.

James Naughtie is joined by Denise Mina to  talk about her book  The Long Drop.  This intriguing true-crime story is set in 1950s Glasgow when notorious serial killer Peter Manuel spread fear throughout the city.  The Long Drop alternates between Manuel's trial and a extraordinary night he spent with Glaswegian businessman William Watt,  whose own family Peter Manuel was suspected of killing.   Despite this, the two men form an unlikely alliance and tour the bars and dives of Glasgow together. 

Recorded at The Portobello Bookshop in Edinburgh.



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