Val McDermid

1999

By Val McDermid

Val McDermid’s magnificent Allie Burns mysteries function as both whodunits and time capsules, jumping forward 10 years with each book to find the stalwart Scottish journalist facing not only a new case, but an entirely different cultural and political landscape. In this ’90s installment, Allie will be tracking down a serial killer and, one assumes, grappling with the paradigm-shifting rise of the internet.

Val McDermid’s magnificent Allie Burns mysteries function as both whodunits and time capsules, jumping forward 10 years with each book to find the stalwart Scottish journalist facing not only a new case, but an entirely different cultural and political landscape. In this ’90s installment, Allie…

Past Lying

By Val McDermid

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

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

1989

By Val McDermid

Val McDermid’s second Allie Burns novel is a fascinating time capsule from the late 1980s—without a whiff of sentimentality.

Val McDermid’s second Allie Burns novel is a fascinating time capsule from the late 1980s—without a whiff of sentimentality.

How The Dead Speak

By Val McDermid

The narrative is tight and marvelously paced, the characters are flawed but enormously sympathetic, and the suspense factor is simply off the charts.

The narrative is tight and marvelously paced, the characters are flawed but enormously sympathetic, and the suspense factor is simply off the charts.

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