Still Life by Val Mcdermid
The breathtaking new DCI Karen Pirie thriller from number one bestseller and queen of crime, Val McDermid. When a body is pulled from the sea, Karen must reopen a case from a decade before, drawing her into a sinister world of betrayal and dark secrets.Still Life shows that she is still at the height of her powers. . deeply enjoyable, one of her best * Scotsman *
An elegant and richly satisfying read * Daily Mail *
Tremendous. An effortlessly gripping read * The Observer *
Her most exhilarating, breath-taking thriller yet * East Anglian Daily Times *
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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| ISBN 13 | 9780751576948 |
| ISBN 10 | 0751576948 |
| Title | Still Life |
| Author | Val Mcdermid |
| Series | Karen Pirie |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2021-02-04 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Prizes | Long-listed for Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2021 (UK) |
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