Book jacket image for Past Lying by Val McDermid

Atlantic Monthly

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STARRED REVIEW

Past Lying

Val McDermid’s Past Lying is another finely plotted Karen Pirie page turner that will leave readers wanting more.

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Review of ‘Past Lying’

If you aren’t familiar with Scottish mystery writer Val McDermid, you’re in for a decided treat. Both longtime fans and newcomers alike will be able to jump right into the building suspense of Past Lying, McDermid’s seventh book starring Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie.

In April 2020, at the beginning of COVID-19 lockdown, cold case…

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