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It's four in the morning, at the end of a cold December, and snow is smothering St Andrews. Student Alex Gilbey and his three best friends are staggering home from a party when they stumble upon the dying body of a young woman. Rosie Duff has been raped, stabbed and left for dead. And the only su... More

'I love stories. My life has been book-ended and bookmarked by hearing them, reading them and telling them. In my mind's eye, I can see where each of these stories unfolds . . .'__________In MY SCOTLAND, Sunday Times bestselling author Val McDermid takes readers to the landscapes she has known all h... More

Don't miss the electrifying new Karen Pirie thriller - STILL LIFE is out now___________________'One of the most surprising twists you'll read this year. Outstanding' Irish Independent'Engrossing . . . a colossal reminder of just why McDermid has been the queen of crime for three decades' Heat'Murder... More

'I love stories. My life has been book-ended and bookmarked by hearing them, reading them and telling them. In my mind's eye, I can see where each of these stories unfolds . . .'In MY SCOTLAND, number one bestselling author Val McDermid takes readers to the landscapes she has known all her life, and... More

Available in ebook for the first time ever, this trio of classic crime short stories by Sunday Times number one bestseller, Val McDermid - Heartburn, Sneeze for Danger, The Consolation Blonde - shows the early twists and turns that Val now uses in her bestselling crime fiction. In Heartburn, a trad... More

Available in ebook for the first time ever, this duo of classic short stories by Sunday Times number one bestseller, Val McDermid - Driving a Hard Bargain, The Road & the Miles to Dundee - brings back the popular Kate Brannigan and shows a different side of her writing. In Driving a Hard Bargain, PI... More

'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 ... More

'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 t... More

Two novels starring a tough PI in Manchester, England, from an author known for “crime writing of the very highest order” (The Times).There was only one reason Manchester-based private eye Kate Brannigan was prepared to let her boyfriend help out with the investigation into a car sales fraud: Nothin... More

The fifth and sixth novels starring the self-proclaimed “cynical socialist lesbian feminist journalist” from the internationally bestselling crime writer. “The macho world of the whodunit has never seen a sleuth like Lindsay Gordon” and now she must investigate the murder of a bestselling author ... More

A woman digs up a buried treasure—and a buried body—in the Scottish Highlands: &“There are few other crime writers in the same league.&”—Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post Six feet under in a Highland peat bog lies Alice Somerville&’s inheritance, buried by her grandfather at the end of World War... More

Val McDermid is one of the finest crime writers we have, whose novels have captivated millions of readers worldwide with their riveting narratives of characters who solve complex crimes and confront unimaginable evil. In the course of researching her bestselling novels McDermid has become familiar w... More

A superb collection of nineteen nail-biting, perfectly plotted short stories from internationally bestselling crime writer Val McDermid, the queen of the psychological thriller.... More

Forensic evidence leads to places a Scottish cop never expected in “a thriller as steely and superlative as its heroine” (O, The Oprah Magazine).When a teenage joyrider crashes a stolen car and ends up in a coma, a routine DNA test reveals a connection to an unsolved murder from twenty-two years bef... More

"[McDermid’s] work is taut, psychologically complex and so gripping that it puts your life on hold.”-The Times (UK)"Masterfully handled, and McDermid’s ability to wrong-foot the reader remains second to none: highly recommended.”-The Guardian (UK)From one of the finest crime writers we have, The Van... More

The internationally bestselling crime writer “offers a canny new twist on Jane Austen’s early novel . . . a reimagined delight for Austen fans” (Booklist). A homeschooled minister’s daughter in the quaint, sheltered Piddle Valley in Dorset, Cat Morland loses herself in novels and is sure there is ... More

In one volume, the first two mysteries featuring a journalist who investigates murder, from the Diamond Dagger winner known as &“Britain&’s Queen of Crime&” (The Times).   From the Edgar Award-nominated author of the DCI Karen Pirie series, this two-in-one volume includes:  Report for Murder Self-pr... More

A Scottish police inspector deals with forgeries and false identities in a new murder mystery in the &“superior series&” (The New York Times). When a lobster fisherman discovers a dead body in Scotland&’s Firth of Forth, DCI Karen Pirie is called into investigate. She quickly discovers that the case... More

A killer targets single women at weddings: “[An] intense plot…McDermid keeps each twist believable.” —TheWashington PostIn the north of England, single women are beginning to disappear from weddings. A pattern soon becomes clear: Someone is crashing the festivities and luring the women away—only to ... More

Two novels from “one of crime fiction’s most eminent writers”: A female PI in Manchester, England pokes around in some dangerous business (Entertainment Weekly).In Blue Genes, Kate Brannigan’s not just having a bad day, she’s having a bad week. The worst week of her life, if you really want to know.... More

Two mysteries in one volume featuring the investigating journalist, from the Diamond Dagger Award-winning author.Final Edition When Alison Maxwell, a well-known Glaswegian journalist with an irresistible sexual attraction to both sexes, is found murdered, the police look no further than the owner of... More

"McDermid is as smooth a practitioner of crime fiction as anyone out there. . . . She’s the best we’ve got.”-New York Times Book ReviewInternationally bestselling crime writer Val McDermid’s work speaks for itself: her books have sold millions of copies worldwide, won numerous accolades, and attract... More

Diamond Dagger Award-Winning Author: Two mysteries introducing a Thai boxing, rock-and-roll female private detective from Manchester, England…As a favor to her rock journalist boyfriend, Kate Branningan agrees to track down missing song-writer Moira Pollock, a search that takes her into some of the ... More

An Edinburgh detective encounters skeletal remains that may be connected to the brutal Balkan Wars of the 1990s in this “tightly paced mystery” (Los Angeles Times).In the center of historic Edinburgh, Scotland, builders are preparing to demolish a disused Victorian Gothic building. They are understa... More

Val McDermid is a world-class crime writer whose books have sold millions worldwide. Now joining the Atlantic Monthly Press list for the first time, she is back with a chilling, high-velocity thriller featuring her immensely popular creations, clinical psychologist Dr. Tony Hill and detective Carol ... More