Why a Booktrail?
2000s: A thriller about identity and the value of a life.
The Less Dead
What you need to know before your trail
When Margo goes in search of her birth mother for the first time, she meets her aunt, Nikki, instead. Margo learns that her mother, Susan, was a sex worker murdered soon after Margo’s adoption. To this day, Susan’s killer has never been found.
Nikki asks Margo for help. She has received threatening and haunting letters from the murderer, for decades. She is determined to find him, but she can’t do it alone…
Locations
Reset- Scotland - Glasgow
- A: George Square
- B: Glasgow Queen Street
- C: Nitshill
- D: Mitchell Library
Travel Guide
Gritty Glasgow BookTrail Style
A bleak look at Glasgow and a piece of the darkest of dark tartan noir. The title has a sad explanation: when sex workers, drug addicts and other ‘less desirable’ member of society are murdered or die, they are often deemed not as important as other people and therefore classed as ‘the less dead’.
Glasgow has never looked so grim. This is a visit to the least desirable parts of the city; the lives of those women who live off the streets. This book reveals the realities and experiences of women living under the shadow of addiction, sexual abuse, violence, homelessness and more. You definitely get the feel of a grim Scottish city and get to see the streets, squares and dark corners of Glasgow.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Less Dead
Destination/location: Glasgow Author/guide: Denise Mina Departure Time: 2000s
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