Bøker av Val McDermid

Skjelettets vei foregår i Val McDermids hjemby, Edinburgh, og handler om etterforskningen av en såkalt cold case. Et skjelett blir oppdaget, gjemt på toppen av en gotisk bygning som snart skal renoveres. Etterforsker Karen Pirie har som oppgave å identifisere flere tiår gamle bein og finner snart seg selv avdekke en serie gamle konflikter, falske identiteter og hemmeligheter som lenge har vært begravd.«En velskrevet psykologisk thriller med en slutt som slår deg i bakken.»The Independent on Sunday «En intelligent og altoppslukende thriller [...] underholdende og tankevekkende.»The Spectator«En av de dyktigste krimforfattere i Storbritannia. Val McDermid har en psykologisk innsikt som løfter henne ut av sjangerens tvangstrøye.»The Independent

Myrgraven er den femte og frittstående boka om Karen Pirie, en mesterlig oppbygd og spennende historie som bekrefter Val McDermids posisjon på topp.Tre kan holde på en hemmelighet - om to av dem er dødeAlice Somerville og mannen hennes har reist til det skotske høylandet for å grave fram to verdifulle motorsykler, som bestefaren hennes stjal og gjemte der mot slutten av andre verdenskrig. Men idet de skal grave opp den andre sykkelen, graver de i stedet frem en mannsarm. En hel kropp blir til slutt funnet i myren. Først tror de at mannen har ligget begravet siden krigen, før de finner ut at mannen har på seg et par Nike joggesko. Mannen som er begravet viser seg å ha tilknytning til en annen historisk drapssak, og sannheten som avdekkes i etterforskningen er mer uhyggelig og omfattende enn Karen Pirie kunne forestille seg.

Da en tenåring kolliderer i bilen han har stjålet og havner i koma, avslører en rutinemessig DNA-prøve en forbindelse til en gammel uløst drapssak. Å finne svaret på denne gåten burde nå være en smal sak, men etterforsker Karen Pirie må snart innse at de nye sporene ikke er så nyttige som hun hadde håpet.Under overflaten er den fjerde og frittstående Karen Pirie-boken.

THE SECOND THRILLING NOVEL IN VAL MCDERMID'S NEW SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SERIESIt's 1989 and Allie Burns is back. Older and maybe wiser, she's running the northern news operation of the Sunday Globe, chafing at losing her role in investigative journalism and at the descent into the gutter of the UK tabloid media.But there's plenty to keep her occupied. The year begins with the memorial service to the victims of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, but Allie has barely filed her copy when she stumbles over a story about HIV/AIDS that will shock her into a major change of direction.The world of newspapers is undergoing a revolution, there's skulduggery in the medical research labs and there are seismic rumblings behind the Iron Curtain. When kidnap and murder are added to this potent mix, Allie is forced to question all her old certainties.Praise for 1979'McDermid is at her considerable best' GUARDIAN'Irresistible' PATRICIA CORNWELL'A brilliant novel by a supremo of the genre' PETER JAMES'Outstanding' SPECTATOR'Another masterpiece' DAVID BALDACCI'Sensational. One of Britain's most accomplished writers' SUNDAY EXPRESS'A thrilling snapshot of a fascinating era' JANE HARPER'Allie Burns is off to a flying start, and well worth following' SCOTSMAN'A brilliant thriller' LINWOOD BARCLAY'A nail-biting new series' OBSERVER'Full of wit, thrills and incisive social observation' MICK HERRON'Her best book in years' THE TIMES

A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors.

A gritty, dark tale of infectious disease gone wrong - the timely graphic novel from Sunday Times bestselling author 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.

'No-one can plot or tell a story like she can. The hairs on my neck literally stood up' Daily Express'So gripping it puts your life on hold' The Times'You should have been a detective. If there's one thing the last year has proved, it's how good you are at finding things out. Things that are buried so deep nobody even thinks twice about them. The sort of things that turn people's lives inside out once they're exposed.' Meet Tony Hill's most twisted adversary - a killer with a shopping list of victims, a killer unmoved by youth and innocence, a killer driven by the most perverted of desires. The murder and mutilation of teenager Jennifer Maidment is horrific enough on its own. But it's not long before Tony realises it's just the start of a brutal and ruthless campaign that's targeting an apparently unconnected group of young people. Struggling with the newly awakened ghosts of his own past and desperate for distraction in his work, Tony battles to find the answers that will give him personal and professional satisfaction in his most testing investigation yet . . .Tony Hill and Carol Jordan make a nail-biting return in Queen of Crime Val McDermid's most shocking novel yet.___________________ Don't miss the electrifying new Tony Hill & Carol Jordan thriller - HOW THE DEAD SPEAK is out now ___________________Praise for Queen of Crime Val McDermid: 'It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go' Daily Mail 'As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get' Sunday Express 'One of today's most accomplished crime writers' Literary Review 'McDermid remains unrivalled' Observer'The queen of crime is still at the top of her game' IndependentThe sixth book in the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series, from No. 1 bestselling author Val McDermid

The next heart-pounding Tony Hill and Carol Jordan thriller from number one bestseller and queen of crime, Val McDermid.

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

Number one bestseller Val McDermid returns with a pulse-pounding, suspenseful novel featuring two of the most distinctive and iconic characters in crime fiction: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan.

Number one bestseller, Val McDermid returns with her pulse-pounding, suspenseful new novel featuring two of the most distinctive and iconic characters in crime fiction: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan.

Edited by Lee Child, MATCH UP pairs up twenty-two of your favourite crime writers and their iconic characters in this unique short-story collection.

The Queen of Crime returns with the unforgettably gripping seventh book in the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series

The unforgettable, gripping new Tony Hill and Carol Jordan novel - featuring extra content in the special hardback edition.

The Number One bestselling crime series featuring Dr Tony Hill, hero of TV's Wire in the Blood. The award-winning Val McDermid is at the height of her powers in this tense masterclass in psychological suspense.

The first novel in the bestselling Karen Pirie series The award-winning Number One bestseller and Queen of crime fiction Val McDermid carves out a stunning psychological thriller. The past is behind them, but what's still to come will tear them apart...

The second gripping thriller in the Kate Brannigan series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid. 'No one can plot or tell a story like McDermid' Express

The fourth riveting thriller in the Kate Brannigan series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid. 'The Queen of Crime is still at the top of her game' Independent

The third stunning thriller in the Kate Brannigan series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid. 'This is crime writing of the very highest order' The Times

A gripping Kate Brannigan thriller, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid. 'Val McDermid remains unrivalled' Observer

A riveting Kate Brannigan thriller, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid. `Val McDermid remains unrivalled' Observer

The stunning first novel in the Kate Brannigan series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid. 'This is crime writing of the very highest order' The Times

'It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go' Daily Mail'Incredibly suspenseful' Sunday Mirror'There are lots of things that ran in families, but murder wasn't one of them . . .'When a teenage joyrider crashes a stolen car and ends up in a coma, a routine DNA test could be the key to unlocking the mystery of a twenty-year-old murder inquiry. Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is an expert at solving the unsolvable. With each cold case closed, justice is served. So, finding the answer should be straightforward, but it's as twisted as the DNA helix itself.Meanwhile Karen finds herself irresistibly drawn to another case, one that she has no business investigating. And as she pieces together decades-old evidence, Karen discovers the most dangerous kinds of secrets. Secrets that someone is willing to kill for . . .Number one bestseller Val McDermid returns with her most atmospheric, gripping novel to date.___________________Don't miss the electrifying new Tony Hill & Carol Jordan thriller - HOW THE DEAD SPEAK is out 22nd August and available to pre-order now___________________Praise for Queen of Crime Val McDermid:'McDermid remains unrivalled' Observer'The queen of crime is still at the top of her game' Independent'As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get' Sunday Express'One of today's most accomplished crime writers' Literary Review'The real mistress of psychological gripping thrillers; no one can plot or tell a story like she can' Daily ExpressThe fourth thrilling novel in the DCI Karen Pirie series

'There are stories here which will make you shudder, and which will linger long in the mind' Ian Rankin Passion. Obsession. Revenge.A stunning collection of chilling short stories from the queen of the psychological thriller.White nights of passion and revenge in St. Petersburg.A bingo-hall tyrant trapped by masked intruders.The sleazy flipside of the international publishing scene.Nineteen nail-biting, intense and intricately plotted crime stories from one of the UK's greatest psychological thriller writers, this diverse collection demonstrates the scope of Val McDermid's imagination and her immense powers as a storyteller.

A child's abduction is not what it appears to be in this 'highly recommended' thriller from the internationally bestselling author of Broken Ground (The Guardian) Stephanie Harker is travelling through security at O'Hare airport with five-year-old Jimmy. But in a moment, everything changes. In disbelief, Stephanie watches as a uniformed agent leads her boy away - and she's stuck the other side of the gates, hysterical with worry.The authorities, unaware of Jimmy's existence, just see a woman behaving erratically; Stephanie is wrestled to the ground and blasted with a taser gun. By the time she can tell them what has happened, Jimmy is long gone.But as Stephanie tells her story to the FBI, it becomes clear that everything is not as it seems. There are many potential suspects for this abduction. With time rapidly running out, how can Stephanie get him back?A breathtakingly rich and gripping psychological thriller, The Vanishing Point is Val McDermid's most accomplished standalone novel to date, a work of haunting brilliance that demonstrates why she is hailed as 'the queen of crime' (The Independent).'Masterfully handled, and McDermid's ability to wrong-foot the reader remains second to none: highly recommended' -The Guardian '[McDermid's] work is taut, psychologically complex and so gripping that it puts your life on hold' -The Times

When Charlie Flint is sent a mysterious package of cuttings about a brutal murder, it instantly grabs her attention. The murder occurred in the grounds of her old Oxford college - a groom battered to death just hours after his wedding. As his bride and wedding guests sipped champagne, his alleged killers were slipping his bloodstained body into the river.Charlie doesn't know who sent the package, or why, yet she can't get the crime out of her head. But as she delves deeper, and steps back into the mysterious world of Oxford colleges, she realises that there is much more to this crime than meets the eye...

'The Queen of Crime reigns again with a thrill from Hill' Independent 'No one can plot or tell a story like she can' Daily Express'That day, waiting had been almost unbearable. He wanted something more spectacular, something that couldn't be ignored. These deaths needed to make a mark . . .' Psychological profiler Tony Hill is trained to see patterns, to decode the mysteries of human behaviour, and when he comes across a series of suicides among women tormented by vicious online predators, he begins to wonder if there is more to these tragedies than meets the eye. Similar circumstances, different deaths. Could it be murder? But what kind of serial killer wants his crimes to stay hidden? Former DCI Carol Jordan has her own demons to confront, but with lives at stake, Tony and Carol begin the hunt for the most dangerous and terrifying kind of killer - someone who has nothing to fear and nothing to lose . . .Number one bestseller Val McDermid returns with a gripping, chilling, suspenseful novel featuring two of the most distinctive characters in crime fiction: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan___________________Don't miss the electrifying new Tony Hill & Carol Jordan thriller - HOW THE DEAD SPEAK is out now ___________________ Praise for Queen of Crime Val McDermid: 'It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go' Daily Mail 'So gripping it puts your life on hold' The Times 'As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get' Sunday Express 'One of today's most accomplished crime writers' Literary Review 'McDermid remains unrivalled' ObserverThe ninth book in the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series, from No. 1 bestselling author Val McDermid.

Jane Austen in the hands of queen of crime, Val McDermid. Get ready for a very different Northanger Abbey.Seventeen-year-old Catherine 'Cat' Morland has led a sheltered existence in rural Dorset, a life entirely bereft of the romance and excitement for which she yearns. So when Cat's wealthy neighbours, the Allens, invite her to Edinburgh Festival, she is sure adventure beckons.Edinburgh initially offers no such thrills: Susie Allen is obsessed by shopping, Andrew Allen by the Fringe. A Highland Dance class, though, brings Cat a new acquaintance: Henry Tilney, a pale, dark-eyed gentleman whose family home, Northanger Abbey, sounds perfectly thrilling. And an introduction to Bella Thorpe, who shares her passion for supernatural novels, provides Cat with a like-minded friend. But with Bella comes her brother John, an obnoxious banker whose vulgar behaviour seems designed to thwart Cat's growing fondness for Henry.Happily, rescue is at hand. The rigidly formal General Tilney invites her to stay at Northanger with son Henry and daughter Eleanor. Cat's imagination runs riot: an ancient abbey, crumbling turrets, secret chambers, ghosts...and Henry! What could be more deliciously romantic?But Cat gets far more than she bargained for in this isolated corner of the Scottish Borders. The real world outside the pages of a novel proves to be altogether more disturbing than the imagined world within...

A riveting psychological thriller from the Number One bestselling Queen of crime fiction - Val McDermid.In the Peak District village of Scardale, thirteen-year-old girls didn't just run away. So when Alison Carter vanished in the winter of '63, everyone knew it was a murder.Catherine Heathcote remembers the case well. A child herself when Alison vanished, decades on she still recalls the sense of fear as parents kept their children close, terrified of strangers.Now a journalist, she persuades DI George Bennett to speak of the hunt for Alison, the tantalizing leads and harrowing dead ends. But when a fresh lead emerges, Bennett tries to stop the story - plunging Catherine into a world of buried secrets and revelations.'This book changed everything I thought I knew about crime fiction' Belinda Bauer, bestselling author of Snap'Every now and then, a writer transforms the landscape of the literary canon: Val McDermid is one such writer' Fiona Cummins, bestselling author of Rattle'Just mesmerizing' Joseph Knox, bestselling author of Sirens'A brilliant book' Holly Watt, award winning author of To the Lions'From the first pages, we know we're in the hands of a master ' Jeffrey Deaver'Beautifully written'Daily Telegraph'One of the best detective stories I've read' Ruth Rendell'Possibly the best McDermid has written'Sunday Telegraph