Val McDermid Silent Bones : The powerful new Karen Pirie thriller from the no.1

THE POWERFUL NEW THRILLER IN THE KAREN PIRIE SERIES, NOW A MAJOR TV SERIESBeautifully structured, witty and twisty ANN CLEEVESA perfect crime novel KATE MOSSEPowerful, moving and wise HARLAN COBENThe truth is buried just beneath the surface . . .When torrential rain causes a landslide on a motorway in Scotland, it reveals a crime scene someone hid a body in the tarmac eleven years before. Journalist Sam Nimmo had been the prime suspect in the murder of his fiance when he disappeared, and now DCI Karen Pirie and her Historic Cases Unit must find out who buried him, and why. Meanwhile, in Edinburgh, new evidence reopens a closed case and the accidental death of a hotel manager starts to look like murder. But what did Tom Jamiesons book club have to do with his demise and what will they do to keep their secrets?Karen and her team begin to untangle a web of lies, one that connects their murder cases with Scotlands rich and powerful. They will be tested to their limits and possibly beyond . . .PRAISE FOR VAL MCDERMIDThe Queen of Crime shows no sign of abdicating MICK HERRONNo one does it better than Val McDermid CHRIS WHITAKERDelivers on every level MARIAN KEYESMcDermid plots her novels in masterly style SCOTSMANMcDermid remains unrivalled OBSERVER | Val McDermid Silent Bones : The powerful new Karen Pirie thriller from the no.1