Beneath the Bleeding

Der zweite Cold Case für DCI Karen Pirie:ein psychologisch ausgefeilter und atmosphärisch dichter Krimi von der schottischen Bestseller-Queen Val McDermidDas Verschwinden von Mick Prentice gibt Detective Inspector Karen Pirie Rätsel auf: Micks Tochter meldet ihn nach über zwanzig Jahren vermisst - doch aus der Familie des Bergarbeiters ist nicht viel herauszukriegen. Und auch bei dem steinreichen Sir Brodie, dessen Tochter damals zur selben Zeit zusammen mit ihrem Neugeborenen entführt wurde, stößt Karen auf eine Mauer des Schweigens. Allmählich kommt ihr der Verdacht, dass dies kein Zufall ist ...Die schottische Bestseller-Autorin Val McDermid beweist auch mit 'Nacht unter Tag', dass sie 'eine Meisterin ihres Fachs ist' (NDR).Wie in den anderen Bänden der Krimi-Reihe mit Karen Pirie wird ein Verbrechen in der Gegenwart mit einem Cold Case verknüpft, der weit in die Vergangenheit zurückweist.'Ein packendes und intelligentes Krimi-Drama rund um die Themen Freundschaft, Schuld und Moral.' - SPIEGEL SPEZIALDie Krimi-Reihe mit DCI Karen Pirie ist in folgender Reihenfolge erschienen:- Echo einer Winternacht- Nacht unter Tag- Der lange Atem der Vergangenheit- Der Sinn des Todes- Das Grab im Moor

Don't miss Silent Bones, Val McDermid's twisty new mystery<BR>__________________<BR><BR>'The queen of crime is still at the top of her game' Independent<BR>'No one can plot or tell a story like she can' Daily Express<BR><BR>Someone is brutally killing women. Women who bear a striking resemblance to former DCI Carol Jordan. The connection is too strong to ignore and soon psychological profiler Tony Hill finds himself dangerously close to the investigation, just as the killer is closing in on his next target.<BR><BR>This is a killer like no other, hell-bent on inflicting the most severe and grotesque punishment on his prey. As the case becomes ever-more complex and boundaries begin to blur, Tony and Carol must work together once more to try and save the victims, and themselves.<BR><BR>A breathless, thrilling mystery from the number one bestseller.<BR>__________________<BR><BR> Praise for Val McDermid:<BR><BR> 'It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go' Daily Mail<BR><BR> 'So gripping it puts your life on hold' The Times<BR><BR> 'As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get' Sunday Express<BR><BR> 'One of today's most accomplished crime writers' Literary Review<BR><BR> 'McDermid remains unrivalled' Observer<BR><BR>This is the eighth book in the bestselling Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series.

In this superb new addition to Val McDermid's masterful crime series, DCI Karen Pirie returns in a propulsive thriller of deceit and vengeance, set against the disquiet of a global pandemic Britain's reigning "Queen of Crime" (The Scotsman), Val McDermid is the award-winning, internationally bestselling author of over thirty novels. The long-awaited seventh novel in the acclaimed series that has captivated audiences for twenty years, both on the page and now in the Edgar Award-nominated ITV/BritBox show, Past Lying is a full tilt novel of ego, retribution, deceit, and just how far one will go to settle the score. It's April 2020 and Edinburgh is in lockdown. It would seem like a strange time for a cold case to go hot--the streets all but empty, an hour's outdoor exercise the maximum allowed--but a mere pandemic doesn't mean crime takes a holiday. When a source at the National Library contacts DCI Karen Pirie's team about documents in the archive of a recently deceased crime novelist, it seems it's game on again. At the center of it, a novel: two crime novelists facing off over a chessboard. But it quickly emerges that their real-life competition is drawing blood. What unspools is a twisted game of betrayal and revenge, and as Karen and her team attempt to disentangle fact from fiction, it becomes clear that their investigation is more complicated than they ever imagined. A tense, atmospheric page-turner, Past Lying reaffirms McDermid as one of the most talented crime writers of her generation.