Description: "First published in Great Britain in 2014 by Little, Brown an imprint of Little Brown Book Group"--Title page verso.
Review Quotes:
Praise for the Karen Pirie series:
"McDermid negotiates her ceaselessly exciting book's twists like a master."-Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal, on Past Lying
"[A] relentlessly engrossing series."--Wall Street Journal on Broken Ground
"There are few other crime writers in the same league as Val McDermid. Her stories are ingeniously plotted, moody . . . Absorbing . . . It's Karen's character that's the enduring draw of this series . . . Out of Bounds is another terrific and intricate suspense novel by a writer who has given us 30 of them. As I said, there are few other crime writers in the same league as Val McDermid."--Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post, on Out of Bounds
"We read crime fiction for enjoyment, comfort and reassurance. McDermid provides all this . . . Still Life shows that she is still at the height of her powers; it is deeply enjoyable, one of her best."--Scotsman (UK) on Still Life
"McDermid is at the top of her game and readers will be highly rewarded for taking this new journey at her side."--CrimeReads on Still Life
"A thriller as steely and superlative as its heroine."--O, The Oprah Magazine on Broken Ground
"No one writes sturdier mysteries than Val McDermid."--Chicago Tribune on Out of Bounds
"McDermid remains unrivalled . . . brilliant."--Observer (UK) on How the Dead Speak
"Further evidence that her 'Queen of Crime' status will not be challenged."--Scotsman on How the Dead Speak
"Chock-full of crime . . . fans and newcomers to the series will enjoy the twists and turns."--Library Journal on How the Dead Speak
"McDermid's books are relentlessly excellent, with sympathetically flawed characters, well-crafted storylines, a clever twist or two, and crisp dialogue. It's no wonder she's considered the queen of Scottish crime fiction."--BookPage on Broken Ground