Broken Ground by Val Mcdermid

Broken Ground by Val Mcdermid

Number one bestseller Val McDermid returns with her most breathtakingly atmospheric and exhilarating novel yet.

There is nothing more gratifying than watching a master craftswoman at work, and she is on fine form here * Observer *
Another stellar read from McDermid, and further evidence that her "Queen of Crime" status will not be challenged * Scotsman *
The 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 * People *
McDermid's deceptively languid style, sly black humour and metronomic sense of pacing delivers a compulsively readable tale * Irish Times *
Her trademark combination of macabre suspense and a light touch keep you reading gratefully * Sunday Express *

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.

www.valmcdermid.com
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SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780751568257
ISBN 10	0751568252
Title	Broken Ground
Author	Val Mcdermid
Series	Karen Pirie
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown Book Group
Year published	2019-02-07
Number of pages	512
Prizes	Long-listed for Highland Book Prize 2019 (UK), Long-listed for Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2019 (UK), Long-listed for McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime 2019 (UK)
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