Val McDermid Still Life 2021 Little, Brown Book Group Limited 2021

Synopsis

<b>Don't miss <i>Silent Bones</i>, the twisty new Karen Pirie thriller</b> <br> <br> '<b>No one can tell a story like she can</b>' <i>Daily Express</i><br> <br> '<b>The queen of psychological thrillers</b>' <i>Irish Independent</i><br> ____________<br> <br> <i>'The bodies never stay buried forever . . .'</i><br> <br> On a freezing winter morning, fishermen pull a body from the sea. It is quickly discovered that the dead man was the prime suspect in a decade-old investigation, when a prominent civil servant disappeared without trace. DCI Karen Pirie was the last detective to review the file and is drawn into a sinister world of betrayal and dark secrets.<br> <br> But Karen is already grappling with another case, one with even more questions and fewer answers. A skeleton has been discovered in an abandoned campervan and all clues point to a killer who never faced justice - a killer who is still out there.<br> <br> In her search for the truth, Karen uncovers a network of lies that has gone unchallenged for years. But lies and secrets can turn deadly when someone is determined to keep them hidden for good . . .<br> ____________<br> <br> <b>Praise for Val McDermid</b>: <br> <br> <b>'Brilliant . . . Sensational . . . Unforgettable'</b> <i>Guardian</i><br> <br> <b>'Compulsively readable'</b> <i>Irish Times</i><br> <br> <b>'As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get'</b> <i>Sunday Express</i><br> <br> <b>'It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go'</b> <i>Daily Mail</i><br> <br> <b>'One of today's most accomplished crime writers'</b> <i>Literary Review</i>