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From the no.1 bestseller Val McDermid: journalist Lindsay Gordon becomes embroiled in a world of secrets, lies and blackmail in this gripping thriller
When Alison Maxwell, a well-known Glaswegian journalist, is found murdered, the police look no further than the owner of the scarf use to strangle her, Alison’s former lover, Jackie
Fellow journalist Lindsay Gordon doesn’t believe that Jackie is capable of murder and digs into Alison’s life to find the true culprit.
She soon discovers that Alison secretly kept records of her affairs. Suddenly the list of suspects is a mile long. Jackie’s trial has already begun, and Lindsay is running out of time – can she find Alison’s killer before it’s too late?
Praise for Val McDermid
‘McDermid remains unrivalled … Brilliant’ Observer
‘Val McDermid is a born storyteller… absorbing reading’ Sunday Telegraph
‘A classic … McDermid pulls out all the stops. Impeccable’ Guardian
Val McDermid
Val McDermid is a No.1 bestseller whose novels have been translated into more than thirty languages, and have sold more than sixteen million copies. She has won many awards internationally, including the CWA Gold Dagger for best crime novel of the year. She was inducted into the ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards Hall of Fame in 2009, was the recipient of the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger in 2010. Val writes full time and lives in Edinburgh and the East Neuk of Fife.
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