THE FIRST IN A THRILLING NEW SERIES FROM THE NO.1 BESTSELLER Karen Pirie returns . . . Pre-order Past Lying, the eagerly-awaited new Karen Pirie thriller, publishing October 2023 ____________________ She's on the hunt for a killer story . . . 1979. It's the winter of discontent, and Allie Burns is chasing her first big scoop. One of few women in the newsroom, she needs something explosive for the boys' club to take her seriously. Soon Allie and fellow reporter Danny Sullivan are making powerful enemies with their investigations - and Allie won't stop there. When she discovers a terrorist threat close to home, she devises a dangerous plan to make her name. But Allie is a woman in a man's world . . . and putting a foot wrong could be fatal. ____________________ 'A supremo of the genre at the height of her powers' PETER JAMES 'The Queen of Crime has delivered another masterpiece' DAVID BALDACCI 'Allie is a fabulous character, I'll go wherever she takes me' MARIAN KEYES 'A thrilling snapshot of a fascinating era' JANE HARPER 'McDermid at her nail-biting, heart-rending best' CHRIS WHITAKER 'Her best book in years' THE TIMES, BOOK OF THE MONTH 'Allie Burns is off to a flying start, and well worth following' SCOTSMAN 'A perfect snapshot of the social and political issues of the time' LINWOOD BARCLAY 'Full of wit, thrills and incisive social observation and features a marvellous new character' MICK HERRON 'I have been reading Val McDermid for twenty-five years, so I am really saying something when I tell you I enjoyed this novel the most' CHRIS BROOKMYRE 'The good news is that this excellent novel marks the start of a new series' GUARDIAN 'Brilliant characters, masterful plotting' CHRIS HAMMER 'An excellent opener to what promises to be an outstanding series' SPECTATOR 'The fast-paced storytelling flows irresistibly' IRISH TIMES 'Riveting' DAILY EXPRESS 'Sensational. One of Britain's most accomplished writers' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'A nail-biting new series' OBSERVER
Val McDermid är verkligen skicklig och bygger intriger både för den som gillar det fasansfullaste av det fasansfulla (lyssna på/läs ”Sjöjungfrun som sjöng sin sång”) eller läs 1979 som är ett fantastiskt tidsdokument över ett svunnet Storbritannien.
Året är 1979
Allie Burns är den unga journalisten som nosar upp en riktigt bra "story".
Hon arbetetar på Daily Clarion i Glasgow, och får mest skriva om kvinnosaker.
Men så dyker något upp, och tillsammans med sin kollega Danny Sullivan försöker hon infiltrera den skotska nationaliströrelsen.
Men jakten på sanningen har ett högt pris.
Det här är en bra start på McDermids nya serie!