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Broken Ground: An exhilarating and atmospheric thriller from the number-one bestseller

Val McDermid

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Karen Pirie, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime & mystery, Thriller / suspense

Number one bestseller Val McDermid returns with her most breathtakingly atmospheric and exhilarating novel yet.

Number one bestseller and queen of crime Val McDermid returns with her most breathtakingly atmospheric and exhilarating novel yet

'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 . . .

'Another stellar read from McDermid, and further evidence that her "Queen of Crime" status will not be challenged' Scotsman

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There is nothing more gratifying than watching a master craftswoman at work, and she is on fine form here' Observer

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A compulsively readable tale' Irish Times

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Praise for Broken Ground: An exhilarating and atmospheric thriller from the number-one bestseller

  • There is nothing more gratifying than watching a master craftswoman at work, and she is on fine form here - Observer

  • Another stellar read from McDermid, and further evidence that her "Queen of Crime" status will not be challenged - Scotsman

  • The masterly handling of the pace and plot, blended with brilliant characterisation, show why best-selling writer Val McDermid retains her title of new Queen of Crime - People

  • McDermid's deceptively languid style, sly black humour and metronomic sense of pacing delivers a compulsively readable tale - Irish Times

  • Her trademark combination of macabre suspense and a light touch keep you reading gratefully - Sunday Express

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Val McDermid

Val McDermid is the author of 22 bestselling novels, which have been translated into 30 languages, and have sold over 10 million copies. She has won many awards internationally, including the CWA Gold Dagger for best crime novel of the year and the LA Times Book of the Year Award.

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