1989 : The clever, heart-racing thriller from the No.1 bestseller

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER1989. The world is on the brink of revolution and journalist Allie Burns is a woman on a mission.When she discovers a lead about the exploitation of society's most vulnerable, Allie is determined to investigate and give voice to the silenced. Elsewhere, a ticking clock begins the countdown to a murder.As Allie begins to connect the dots and edges closer to exposing the truth, it is more shocking than she ever imagined.There's nothing like a killer story, and to tell it, Allie must risk her freedom and her life . . . The brand-new unmissable, heart-stopping thriller from number one bestseller Val McDermid___________Praise for the Allie Burns series:'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 masterly setter of scene' SCOTSMAN