by Val McDermid
This book works best when the focus is on Maggie. While I enjoy the fact that Karen is not the sterotypical good looking women as well as the fact that she has friends. I even liked the Mint, her less than sharp sidekick. But the book truly sings when the focus is on Maggie because Karen's plot poin...
SWEDISH REVIEW Döden vittnar är en samtida psykologisk thriller som tar läsaren genom Skottland, från Edinburghs gator, vidare till Oxford och till sist, tillbaka till det forna Jugoslavien.Ett skelett hittas i en gammal förfallen skola i Edinburgh. Ett skotthål genomborrar skallbenet och kriminalko...
I must admit, prior to a few months ago, I would not have appreciated this book like I did. Call it chance (or maybe I pick up books that appeal to whatever I'm studying at the moment) I had a few lectures on geo-politics, and economics of conflict and war, and so I was able to understand exactly wh...
Title: The Skeleton Road Who wrote it? Val McDermid, whose Tony Hill series has been very popular, even becoming a TV series, and won her the Crime Writer’s Association Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year. McDermid describes her work as ‘Tartan Noir’ - the Scottish crime fiction genre...
Publication Date: Available Now. Source: Publisher Review Copy When a skeleton is discovered hidden at the top of a crumbling, gothic building in Edinburgh, Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is faced with the unenviable task of identifying the bones. As Karen’s investigation gathers momentum...
The Skeleton Road by Val McDermid is a stand alone novel that I hope will develop into a series. When a skeleton is found at the top of a building Karen Pirie who heads the Cold Case Unit is brought in to investigate the case. When links are discovered to the war in Yugoslavia the investigation also...
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