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2023 McIlvanney Prize (nominee)
2023 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist)
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
1989. 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
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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
Genre: Mystery
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