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    Broken Ground: An exhilarating and atmospheric thriller from the number-one bestseller

    Val McDermid

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    Number one bestseller and queen of crime Val McDermid returns with her most breathtakingly atmospheric and exhilarating novel yet

    'Somebody has been here before us. And he's still here . . .'

    When a body is discovered in the remote depths of the Highlands, DCI Karen Pirie finds herself in the right place at the right time. Unearthed with someone's long-buried inheritance, the victim seems to belong to the distant past - until new evidence suggests otherwise, and Karen is called in to unravel a case where nothing is as it seems.

    It's not long before an overheard conversation draws Karen into the heart of a different case, however - a shocking crime she thought she'd already prevented. As she inches closer to the twisted truths at the centre of these murders, it becomes clear that she's dealing with a version of justice terrifyingly different to her own . . .

    'Another stellar read from McDermid, and further evidence that her "Queen of Crime" status will not be challenged' Scotsman

    'There is nothing more gratifying than watching a master craftswoman at work, and she is on fine form here' Observer

    'A compulsively readable tale' Irish Times

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    Praise for Broken Ground

    • There is nothing more gratifying than watching a master craftswoman at work, and she is on fine form here - ObserverBroken Ground is another stellar read from McDermid, and further evidence that her "Queen of Crime" status will not be challenged - ScotsmanThe masterly handling of the pace and, plot, blended with brilliant characterisation, show why best-selling writer Val McDermid retains her title of new Queen of Crime - The PeopleMcDermid's deceptively languid style, sly black humour and metronomic sense of pacing delivers a compulsively readable tale - Irish Timesher trademark combination of macabre suspense and a light touch keep you reading gratefully - Sunday Express

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    Val McDermid

    Val McDermid

    Val McDermid is an international number one bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than forty languages. Her multi-award-winning series and standalone novels have been adapted for TV and radio, most notably the Wire in the Blood series featuring clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill and DCI Carol Jordan. The Karen Pirie novels have now been adapted for a major ITV series.

    Val has been chair of the judges for the Wellcome Book Prize and the Gordon Burn Prize, and has served as a judge for the Women's Prize for Fiction, the Man Booker Prize and the Royal Society Book Prize. She is the recipient of eight honorary doctorates and is an Honorary Fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford. She is a visiting professor in the Centre of Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Among her many awards are the CWA Diamond Dagger recognising lifetime achievement and the Theakston's Old Peculier award for Outstanding Contribution to Crime Writing. Val is also an experienced broadcaster and much-sought-after columnist and commentator across print media.

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