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By: Val McDermid
Narrated by: Eilidh Fraser
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The second riveting crime novel in the Karen Pirie series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid.

Twenty-five years ago, a woman and her baby son were kidnapped and held to ransom. Catriona Grant ended up dead and little Adam's fate has remained a mystery ever since.

When a new clue is discovered in a deserted Tuscan villa – along with grisly evidence of a recent murder – cold case expert DI Karen Pirie is assigned to follow the trail.

She's already working a case from the same year. During the Miners' Strike of 1984, pit worker Mick Prentice vanished. Where did he really go? And is there a link to the Grant mystery?

The truth is stranger – and far darker – than fiction.

‘A superb mystery’ The Times

‘Val McDermid is a born storyteller’ Sunday Telegraph

‘A searing piece … McDermid orchestrates the tension with authority.' Express

‘Torture, warped psyches, unspeakable cellars: Val McDermid sends you to bed with lights blazing’ Sunday Times

‘One of the best modern writers of crime fiction … Excellent’ Scotland on Sunday©1987 Val McDermid (P)2008 WFHowes Ltd Crime Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction
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Was an intriguing novel. Unexpected twists and turns. Need to listen carefully, lots of subtle connections and clues. Really enjoyed it.

Unexpected

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Another breath taking journey into Karen Pririe's universe! Thank you Val McDermid and Eilidh Fraser. :)

Outstanding

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Good story with challenging plot and interesting background with realistic characters. Just a bit of a sudden end even though the outcomes are inferred.

Interesting interwoven stories great characters

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This is the book in which Karen Pirie is, for the first time, the main protagonist. Excellent story, great relationships between characters and a very twisting, winding, complex narrative that moves between the 1980’s and 2000’s. The writing is so good - the different time-frames and interconnected stories not only stand on their own but also join each other without any reader confusion.

I’m enjoying McDermid’s Karen Pirie very much. Terrific police procedural thrillers. Very well written and very well thought out. I highly recommend them.

The real Karen Pirie series book 1

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Great story, thoroughly enjoyable -- although easy to predict the outcome. The reader has a lovely voice but makes a few gaffes . Definitely the worst Italian accent in the history of audible.

Wonderful book, worst Italian accent ever!

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