title: The Long Drop: A Novel
author:  Denise Mina 
description: PRAISE FOR THE LONG DROP:<br /><br /><br />"<i>The Long Drop</i> takes readers on a suspenseful tour into the past, through psyches and situations far grimmer than even those sooty Glasgow streets." <br /><b>Maureen Corrigan</b>, <b><i><i>Washington Post</i><br /></i></b><br /><br />"Mina has always been a close observer of the brutality drunkards can inflict on their wives and children... this one feels painfully real." <br /><b>Marilyn Stasio</b>, <b><i><i>New York Times Book Review</i><br /></i></b><br /><br />"A terrific exploration of crime and oppression."<b><i><i>Kirkus </i>(Starred Review)<br /></i></b><br /><br />"The emerging story is an intricate and suspenseful unveiling of a murderer's mind while taking readers on a compelling journey through Glasgow's historic underworld...This stand-alone thriller showcases Mina at her best, capturing the nuanced psychological suspense and ethical shadows of her Alex Morrow series as well as the electric dialogue and tangible grit of her Paddy Meehan novels."<b><i><i>Booklist</i> (Starred Review)<br /></i></b><br /><br />"Outstanding." <br /><b><i><i>Publishers Weekly </i>(Starred Review)<i><br /></i></i></b><br /><br />Praise for BLOOD, SALT, WATER:<br /><br />"An atmospheric, chilling thriller...The power of Mina's writing is such that she can transport readers from placidity to violent pandemonium in the space of a paragraph."<br /><b>Maureen Corrigan</b>, <b><i><i>The Washington Post</i></i></b><br /><br />"A whip-smart Scottish crime novel...you'll find yourself hooked."<b>Kim Hubbard</b>, <b><i><i>People</i></i></b><br /><br />"Mina's riveting sixth novel featuring Glasgow Detective Inspector Alex Morrow...(is) an installment that exposes the bleakness of small-town Scotland as skillfully as it does the bustling mean streets of Glasgow."<br /><b><i><i>Publishers Weekly </i></i></b><br /><br />The "always dependable Mina...delivers another atmospheric, well crafted mystery."<b><i><i>Library Journal</i></i></b>
zlib_text: WHAT IT TAKES TO FALL
  
  C.R. ELLIS
  
  Copyright © 2019 by C.R. Ellis
  This story is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and other elements are either products of the author’s imagination or used
  fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, is entirely coincidental.
  No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any manner without permission of the author, except for the use of brief quotations in
  a book review.
  Editor: Jennifer Archer @ Archer Editing & Writing Services
  Proofreading: All Encompassing Books
  Cover designer: Hang Le, ByHangLe
  HarLex Publishing
  E-book ISBN: 978-1-7323131-4-9
  Paperback ISBN: 978-1-7323131-5-6
  
  CONTENTS
  Prologue
  1. Bryce
  2. Elliot
  3. Elliot
  4. Elliot
  5. Bryce
  6. Elliot
  7. Elliot
  8. Bryce
  9. Elliot
  10. Elliot
  11. Bryce
  12. Elliot
  13. Elliot
  14. Elliot
  15. Bryce
  16. Bryce
  17. Elliot
  18. Elliot
  19. Elliot
  20. Bryce
  21. Bryce
  22. Elliot
  23. Elliot
  24. Elliot
  25. Bryce
  26. Bryce
  Epilogue
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