“犯罪题材领域最有趣、最坚定的作者之一……Mina是犯罪作家中最具智慧的，在她的笔下，犯罪小说如同一纸诉状、而非消遣读物。小说一开始出现的罪犯，最后令读者不禁对其感到同情，这一点证明了她的小说是多么错综复杂”——《卫报》
“Mina的小说引人入胜，小说情节扎根于现实，又及富洞察力，剖析了人性以及腐蚀现代警力的内部政治斗争。《血腥的咸水》一书构思精巧，其作者不愧为当代英国犯罪作家的佼佼者。”——《每日快报》
“引人入胜，情节设计巧妙、故事结构平衡，处于警察调查核心的Alex Morrow是一个迷人而又敏锐的人物形象，而这正是Mina的写作手法，我们甚至对Iain感到同情。” ——《电讯报》2015年最佳犯罪书籍
“我们是Denise Mina笔下的Alex Morrow的忠实粉丝，这个系列的第五本书也没让我们失望” ——Bella
“这本小说情节逼真、令人意想不到，让读者从头到尾都沉浸在小说中。”—— CHOICE
“Denise Mina笔下情节复杂的惊悚文学作品不仅仅浮于表面，更重要的是背后的原因。Mina令犯罪小说和文学作品之间的界限显得无足轻重、甚至有点荒诞。” ——Allan Massie
“一本情节紧凑、一环扣一环的惊悚小说” —— IRISH EXAMINER
“Mina扣人心弦的写作手法令读者不禁想一探究竟，到底最后发生了什么。如同Mina其他出色的作品一样，《血腥的咸水》触及了社区和家庭背后的深层关系” ——THE NATIONAL
“One of the most interesting and uncompromising writers in the crime genre… The prose is studded with smart turns of phrase…The wry smiles they provoke offset the steel-sharp vision of a psychotic society. Mina is one of the most fiercely intelligent of crime writers, and in her hands, the crime novel becomes an indictment rather than an entertainment. That the murderer we meet on the first page turns out to be one of the few characters the reader feels sympathy for is testament to how brilliantly intricate and psychologically complex her books are.” (THE GUARDIAN)
“Mina’s novels are engrossing, deeply rooted in reality and astutely perceptive about human nature and the internal politics blighting modern police forces. Blood Salt Water is also beautifully written and plotted, cementing the author’s place as one of the finest contemporary British crime writers.” (DAILY EXPRESS)
“Intriguingly and carefully balanced…Alex Morrow, at the heart of the police investigation, is an engaging and sharp character while, such is the skill of Denise Mina’s writing, we even have sympathy for Iain, the diminished-responsibility killer wrestling with his demons. A subtle but steely crime story that worms its way into the reader’s head.” (THE TELEGRAPH BEST CRIME BOOKS 2015)
“We’re big fans of Denise Mina’s DI Alex Morrow - and her fifth book in the series doesn’t disappoint.” (BELLA)
“Gritty, unpredictable and keeps the reader involved to the end.” (CHOICE)
“DENISE Mina’s intricately plotted literary thriller is more whydunnit then whodunnit… She has become thoroughly assured in her craftsmanship….Mina is one of those authors
who is making the distinction between the crime novel and the straight or literary one seem unnecessary, even ridiculous….this is a novel which invites us, even compels us, both to think and feel; which is the mark of the best imaginative fiction.” (Allan Massie, THE SCOTSMAN)
“A tightly written, pacy thriller (IRISH EXAMINER)
“Mina’s starkly compelling prose only serves to enhance the effectiveness of this set piece, making it impossible to resist the urge to find out what happens next. Like the best of Mina’s work, Blood Salt Water probes beneath the public faces of community and family….Most crime novels concern themselves with secrets and guilt, but it’s the rare author such as Mina who can make us forget we are reading about fictional creations, and whose astute understanding of psychology shifts the tension beautifully from wondering whether the culprits will be caught to speculating on how the lives of any of these characters could ever be the same again.” (THE NATIONAL)