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How the Dead Speak

Val McDermid author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group

Published:6th Feb '20

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Buy Val McDermid's masterful new thriller, 1989, now!
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'The queen of crimeis still at the top of her game' Independent

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No one can tell a story like she can' Daily Express

'One of
today's most accomplished crime writers' Literary Review

'We are all creatures of habit. Even murderers . . .'

When human remains are discovered in the grounds of an old convent, it quickly becomes clear that someone has been using the site as their personal burial ground. But with the convent abandoned long ago and bodies dating back many years, could this be the work of more than one obsessive killer?

The investigation throws up more questions as the evidence mounts but, after their last disastrous case, Tony Hill and Carol Jordan can only watch from afar. As they deal with the consequences, someone with a terrifying routine is biding their time - and both Tony and Carol find themselves closer to the edge than they have ever been before . . .

Masterful and filled with suspense, this an electrifying, heart-racing thriller from the number one bestseller.
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Praise for Val McDermid:

'Brilliant . . . Sensational . . . Unforgettable' Guardian

'Compulsively readable' Irish Times

'As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get' Sunday Express

'It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go' Daily Mail

'One of today's most accomplished crime writers'Literary Review

This is the eleventh book in the bestselling Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series.

The ingenuity with which Val McDermid keeps her crime-fighting duo fresh is as captivating as her deftly plotted denouement * Scotland on Sunday *
McDermid's storytelling is as classy and compelling as ever * Observer *
This is McDermid on exemplary form, generating the requisite suspense but never forgetting that the characterisation of Hill and Jordan is a key ingredient * Financial Times *
'The queen of crime is still at the top of her game' * Independent *
Elegantly choreographed . . . McDermid fashions a finale which tees up the next thriller in this sequence admirably * The Scotsman *

  • Long-listed for Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2020 (UK)

ISBN: 9780751576931

Dimensions: 196mm x 126mm x 22mm

Weight: 332g

480 pages