Val McDermid

THE POWERFUL NEW THRILLER IN THE KAREN PIRIE SERIES, NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES'Beautifully structured, witty and twisty' ANN CLEEVES'A perfect crime novel' KATE MOSSE'Powerful, moving and wise' HARLAN COBEN'Full of humour, heart and trademark twists' CHRIS WHITAKER'A corkscrew twist at every turn' DAILY MAILThe truth is buried just beneath the surface . . . When torrential rain causes a landslide on a motorway in Scotland, it reveals a crime scene: someone hid a body in the tarmac eleven years before. Journalist Sam Nimmo had been the prime suspect in the murder of his fiancée when he disappeared, and now DCI Karen Pirie and her Historic Cases Unit must find out who buried him, and why. Meanwhile, in Edinburgh, new evidence reopens a closed case and the accidental death of a hotel manager starts to look like murder. But what did Tom Jamieson's book club have to do with his demise - and what will they do to keep their secret? aren and her team begin to untangle a web of lies, one that connects their murder cases with Scotland's rich and powerful. They will be tested to their limits - and possibly beyond . . . 'Blends procedural tension with eerie rural isolation' I PAPER'Showcases the agile plotting that makes this among the best crime fiction series today' IRISH TIMES'Fiendishly elaborate plotting [and] it's fun to read too' SCOTSMAN

The debut novel from no.1 bestseller Val McDermid, now with a new cover design and introduction from the author: Introducing lesbian journalist Lindsay Gordon who finds herself solving a murder after a musician is killed at a concert Moments before she was due to appear on stage at school fundraising gala, star cellist Lorna Smith is found dead, garrotted with her own cello string. Freelance journalist Lindsay Gordon was only covering the gala to make some quick cash, but when a friend is arrested for Lorna’s murder, Lindsay is determined to prove her innocence. With her friend’s freedom at stake, Lindsay dives into Lorna’s life, uncovering a world of secrets, lies and betrayal. Praise for Val McDermid ‘McDermid remains unrivalled … Brilliant’ Observer ‘Val McDermid is a born storyteller… absorbing reading’ Sunday Telegraph ‘A classic … McDermid pulls out all the stops. Impeccable’ Guardian

From the no.1 bestseller Val McDermid comes a gripping mystery – Lindsay Gordon dives into the world of London publishing to investigate a murder First appearing as a deadly accident, Penny Varnavides’s death is quickly revealed to be a murder – one that bears a shocking resemblance to the killing in her upcoming book. Only three people knew the plot of Penny’s manuscript: her literary agent, her editor and her ex-girlfriend, Meredith, who is immediately arrested. Writer Lindsay Gordon is convinced of Meredith’s innocence, and delves into the cutthroat and competitive world of London publishing in search of a murderer. Praise for Val McDermid ‘McDermid remains unrivalled … Brilliant’ Observer ‘Val McDermid is a born storyteller… absorbing reading’ Sunday Telegraph ‘A classic … McDermid pulls out all the stops. Impeccable’ Guardian

From the no.1 bestseller Val McDermid comes a gripping mystery starring journalist Lindsay Gordon A women’s protest peace camp comes under fire when Rupert Crabtree is found murdered on the grounds. Rupert was a solicitor leading a campaign against the camp, and the police suspect the protesters, but journalist Lindsay Gordon isn’t so sure. When a woman at the camp is attacked, Lindsay races to find Rupert’s true killer, before they strike again. Praise for Val McDermid ‘McDermid remains unrivalled … Brilliant’ Observer ‘Val McDermid is a born storyteller… absorbing reading’ Sunday Telegraph ‘A classic … McDermid pulls out all the stops. Impeccable’ Guardian

From the no.1 bestseller Val McDermid: Lindsay Gordon teams up with a fellow journalist to investigate a kidnapping After a chance encounter leads to new opportunities, freelance journalist Lindsay Gordon partners with Rory Mclaren to investigate the kidnapping of Jack Gourlay, a local car dealer’s stepson. But when Jack’s stepfather, Tam, is killed in an explosion, Lindsay and Rory realise this case is far more dangerous than expected. As the violence escalates, Lindsay and Rory are caught in a web of political intrigue and personal vendettas, from which they may not escape with their lives. Praise for Val McDermid ‘McDermid remains unrivalled … Brilliant’ Observer ‘Val McDermid is a born storyteller… absorbing reading’ Sunday Telegraph ‘A classic … McDermid pulls out all the stops. Impeccable’ Guardian

From the no.1 bestseller Val McDermid: When union leader Tom Jack falls to his death after a spectacularly public row with Lindsay, the only way to prove her innocence is to find the real culprit. When lecturer Lindsay Gordon returns to the UK for a trade union conference in Sheffield, she finds herself in the company of old friends and enemies, including corrupt union leader Tom Jack. When Tom is found dead, falling from Lindsay’s tenth-floor hotel room, she is instantly pegged as the top suspect. Desperate to clear her name, Lindsay searches for the real killer among the hundreds of union delegates at the conference, uncovering a seething cauldron of blackmail and corruption. Praise for Val McDermid ‘McDermid remains unrivalled … Brilliant’ Observer ‘Val McDermid is a born storyteller… absorbing reading’ Sunday Telegraph ‘A classic … McDermid pulls out all the stops. Impeccable’ Guardian

From the no.1 bestseller Val McDermid: journalist Lindsay Gordon becomes embroiled in a world of secrets, lies and blackmail in this gripping thriller When Alison Maxwell, a well-known Glaswegian journalist, is found murdered, the police look no further than the owner of the scarf use to strangle her, Alison’s former lover, Jackie Fellow journalist Lindsay Gordon doesn’t believe that Jackie is capable of murder and digs into Alison’s life to find the true culprit. She soon discovers that Alison secretly kept records of her affairs. Suddenly the list of suspects is a mile long. Jackie’s trial has already begun, and Lindsay is running out of time – can she find Alison’s killer before it’s too late? Praise for Val McDermid ‘McDermid remains unrivalled … Brilliant’ Observer ‘Val McDermid is a born storyteller… absorbing reading’ Sunday Telegraph ‘A classic … McDermid pulls out all the stops. Impeccable’ Guardian

''A warm hug of a book... like sitting by a roaring winter fire'' JACKIE KAYWinter is the time to snuggle indoors without guilt; to curl up on the sofa with a good book or a box set, a hot drink or a wee whisky to hand.Val McDermid has always had a soft spot for winter: the bitter clarity of a crisp cold day, the vivid skies over the Firth of Forth, the crunch of frost on fallen leaves and the chance to be enveloped in big jumpers and thick socks.In Winter, she takes us on an adventure through the season, from the frosty streets of Edinburgh to the windblown Scottish coast, from Bonfire Night and Christmas to Burns Night and Up Helly Aa. She remembers winters from childhood, the thrill of whizzing over a frozen lake on skates, carving a ''neep'' (swede) for Halloween and being taken to see her first real Christmas tree in the town square, lights twinkling bravely in the dark Scottish winter night.Above all, she shows us that winter is a time of rest, retreat and creativity, for scribbling in notebooks and settling in beside the fire. This is a charming and cosy celebration of the winter season from one of Scotland best-loved writers.

THE POWERFUL NEW THRILLER IN THE KAREN PIRIE SERIES, NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES''Beautifully structured, witty and twisty'' ANN CLEEVES''A perfect crime novel'' KATE MOSSE''Powerful, moving and wise'' HARLAN COBEN____________The truth is buried just beneath the surface . . .When torrential rain causes a landslide on a motorway in Scotland, it reveals a crime scene: someone hid a body in the tarmac eleven years before. Journalist Sam Nimmo had been the prime suspect in the murder of his fiancée when he disappeared, and now DCI Karen Pirie and her Historic Cases Unit must find out who buried him, and why.Meanwhile, in Edinburgh, new evidence reopens a closed case and the accidental death of a hotel manager starts to look like murder. But what did Tom Jamieson''s book club have to do with his demise - and what will they do to keep their secrets?Karen and her team begin to untangle a web of lies, one that connects their murder cases with Scotland''s rich and powerful. They will be tested to their limits - and possibly beyond . . .____________PRAISE FOR VAL MCDERMID''The Queen of Crime shows no sign of abdicating'' MICK HERRON''No one does it better than Val McDermid'' CHRIS WHITAKER''Delivers on every level'' MARIAN KEYES''McDermid plots her novels in masterly style'' SCOTSMAN''McDermid remains unrivalled'' OBSERVER

The second riveting crime novel in the Karen Pirie series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid.‘A superb mystery’ The TimesFrom the creators of Line of Duty and Bodyguard, KAREN PIRIE is now on ITV, starring Lauren Lyle (Outlander)Twenty-five years ago, a woman and her baby son were kidnapped and held to ransom. Catriona Grant ended up dead and little Adam''s fate has remained a mystery ever since.When a new clue is discovered in a deserted Tuscan villa – along with grisly evidence of a recent murder – cold case expert DI Karen Pirie is assigned to follow the trail.She''s already working a case from the same year. During the Miners'' Strike of 1984, pit worker Mick Prentice vanished. Where did he really go? And is there a link to the Grant myster? he truth is stranger – and far darker – than fiction.

Shakespeare fed us the myth of the Macbeths as murderous conspirators. But now Val McDermid drags the truth out of the shadows, exposing the patriarchal prejudices of history.A thousand years ago in an ancient Scottish landscape, a woman is on the run with her three companions – a healer, a weaver and a seer. The men hunting her will kill her – because she is the only one who stands between them and their violent ambition. She is no lady: she is the first queen of Scotland, married to a king called Macbeth.As the net closes in, we discover a tale of passion, forced marriage, bloody massacre and the harsh realities of medieval Scotland. At the heart of it is one strong, charismatic woman, who survived loss and jeopardy to outwit the endless plotting of a string of ruthless and power-hungry men. Her struggle won her a country. But now it could cost her life.Part of Polygon''s DARKLAND TALES series.

THE GRAPHIC NOVEL BY AWARD-WINNING CRIME WRITER VAL MCDERMID AND ILLUSTRATOR KATHRYN BRIGGS 'One of today's most accomplished crime writers' Literary Review It's the summer solstice weekend, and 150,000 people descend on a farm in the northeast of England for an open-air music festival. At first, a spot of rain seems to be the only thing dampening the fun - until a mystery bug appears. Before long, the illness is spreading at an electrifying speed and seems resistant to all antibiotics. Can journalist Zoe Meadows track the outbreak to its source, and will a cure be found before the disease becomes a pandemic? A heart-racing thriller, Resistance imagines a nightmare pandemic that seems only too credible in the wake of COVID-19. Number one bestseller and queen of crime Val McDermid has teamed up with illustrator Kathryn Briggs to create a masterful graphic novel.

Pro mladý manželský pár Alici a Willa Sommervilleovy je to zpočátku vzrušující povyražení. V rašelinné bažině na Skotské vysočině chtějí najít Alicino dědictví. A poklad to není jen tak ledajaký: Alicin dědeček sem na konci války zakopal se svým parťákem dvě vzácné motorky. Jenže když Alice zorganizuje jejich vyproštění, dočká se nepříjemného překvapení najde nejen motocykly, ale i mrtvolu mladého sportovce v botách značky Nike z roku 1995 a s dvěma střelami v těle. Jak spolu souvisí obě záležitosti, které od sebe dělí padesát let, se začne ptát detektiv vrchní inspektorka Karen Pirieová z edinburské jednotky starých případů. Aby rodiny, které ztratily milovaného člověka, dostaly odpovědi, na něž mají právo a nikdy na ně není pozdě. Ne každý ovšem sdílí Kareninu touhu po spravedlnosti a to nejen lidé, pro které vražda znamená pohodlné řešení rodinných či finančních problémů, ale bohužel i Karenini kolegové v nejvyšších policejních kruzích.

Nejnovější napínavá kniha Val McDermidové nás zavádí do současného Edinburghu. Ve zdánlivě nepřístupné gotické věžičce zchátralé školy je objevena kostra. K případu je povolána specialistka na staré nevyřešené případy Karen Pirieová. Prvním těžkým úkolem je nevyhnutelně identifikace těla, která odhalí nečekanou spojitost s válkou na Balkánu z devadesátých let minulého století. Když zlo nezná hranice a minulost odmítá zůstat minulostí, všichni zúčastnění čelí novému a nepředvídanému nebezpečí. Val McDermidová příběh vypráví se svou typickou brilantností a elegancí. Cesta kostlivců jistě přiková své čtenáře na krajíček sedadla a udrží ho u svých stránek dlouho do noci. Val McDermidová je královnou psychologického thrilleru a mezi mnohými dalšími se bestsellery staly například její romány Pomsta, Spálené vzpomínky a Konec hry.

A HarperCollins kiadó Austen-projektjében népszerű kortárs írók kaptak felkérést arra, hogy modern köntösbe öltöztetve írják újra Jane Austen csodálatos regényeit. Az első variáció, Joanna Trollope Értelem & érzelem című kötete magyar fordításban 2013-ban jelent meg a Kossuth Kiadó gondozásában. Ezt követi most A klastrom titka Val McDermid változatában. Egy nem hétköznapi életre vágyó hétköznapi lány, a tizenhét éves Catherine, azaz "Cat" Morland teljes biztonságban él a falusias Dorsetben, minden vágyott romantika és izgalom nélkül. Amikor ódon szomszédjai magukkal hívják az Edinburgh-i Fesztiválra, Cat biztos benne, hogy végre várja a nagy kaland. Megismerkedik egy ellenállhatatlan fiatalemberrel, Henry Tilney-vel, akinek tábornok apja meghívja a lányt Northanger Abbey-ba. Cat képzelete elszabadul: egy ódon skót apátság épülete, roskadozó tornyok, titkos termek, kísértetek... és Henry! Mi lehetne romantikusabb? Ám Catre nem az vár a wifitől is elzárt, elszigetelt helyen, amire számított.

A ?Harper Collins kiadó Austen-projektjében népszerű kortárs írók kaptak felkérést arra, hogy modern köntösbe öltöztetve írják újra Jane Austen csodálatos regényeit. Az első variáció, Joanna Trollope Értelem & érzelem című kötete magyar fordításban 2013-ban jelent meg a Kossuth Kiadó gondozásában. Ezt követi most Val McDermid Northanger Abbeyje, azaz A klastrom titka.Egy nem hétköznapi életre vágyó hétköznapi lány, a tizenhét éves Catherine Cat Morland teljes biztonságban élt a falusias Dorsetben, minden vágyott romantika és izgalom nélkül. Amikor módos szomszédjai, az Allen házaspár magukkal hívják az Edinburgh-i Fesztiválra, Cat biztos benne, hogy várja a nagy kaland.Eleinte Edinburgh nem szolgál különösebb izgalmakkal: Susie Allen mániája a vásárlás, Andrew Allené az alternatív színházak fesztiválja. Egy skót tánciskolában azonban Cat új ismerősre tesz szert: Henry Tilney sápadt, sötét szemű úriember, akinek otthona az izgalmas Northanger Abbey. A természetfölöttivel foglalkozó regények rajongója, Bella Thorpe pedig Cat ideális barátnőjének ígérkezik. Csakhogy Bella bátyja, az ellenszenves bankár, John közönséges viselkedésével akadályt gördít Cat Henry iránti egyre fokozódó vonzalma útjába.Szerencsére van kiút. A rideg és tartózkodó Tilney tábornok meghívja Catet Northangerbe Henry fiához és Eleanor lányához. Cat képzelete elszabadul: egy ódon apátság épülete, roskadozó tornyok, titkos termek, kísértetek és Henry! Mi lehetne romantikusabb?Ám Catre nem az vár a skót határ közelében lévő, elszigetelt helyen, amire számított. A regények oldalain túl létező külvilág jóval felkavaróbb, mint a képzelt álomvilág..