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    Broken Ground

    Written by Val McDermid

    Narrated by Cathleen McCarron

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    The fifth thrilling novel in the DCI Karen Pirie series.

    'Somebody has been here before us. And he's still here . . .'

    When a body is discovered in the remote depths of the Highlands, DCI Karen Pirie finds herself in the right place at the right time. Unearthed with someone's long-buried inheritance, the victim seems to belong to the distant past - until new evidence suggests otherwise, and Karen is called in to unravel a case where nothing is as it seems.

    It's not long before an overheard conversation draws Karen into the heart of a different case, however - a shocking crime she thought she'd already prevented. As she inches closer to the twisted truths at the centre of these murders, it becomes clear that she's dealing with a version of justice terrifyingly different to her own . . .

    Number one bestseller and queen of crime Val McDermid returns with her most breathtakingly atmospheric and exhilarating novel yet
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    Praise for Queen of Crime Val McDermid:

    'It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go' Daily Mail

    'As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get' Sunday Express

    'One of today's most accomplished crime writers' Literary Review 'McDermid remains unrivalled' Observer

    'The queen of crime is still at the top of her game' Independent
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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateAug 23, 2018
    ISBN9781528822923
    Author

    Val McDermid

    Val McDermid is a number one bestseller whose novels have been translated into more than forty languages, and have sold over nineteen million copies. She has won many awards, including the CWA Gold Dagger the LA Times Book of the Year Award and the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for outstanding achievement. She writes full-time and divides her time between Edinburgh and East Neuk of Fife.

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    • 5/5
      Wester Ross, spefically Lochinver in Assynt, the star this time not a mere cameo in a teasing cold case reaching back a long way to WW2 diamonds in a peat bog, but with a more recent 25yr old overlay, and contemporary rape too to test Karen Pirie (continues to impress as meyrick brian scott double!)