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Buy Val McDermid's masterful new thriller, 1989, 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

'Murdered people don't kill themselves . . .'

A quiet night on a country road. The stillness shattered by a car engulfed in flames, and a burned body discovered in the driver's seat. As the investigation unfolds, DCI Carol Jordan and psychological profiler Tony Hill quickly realise that this is more than just a tragic accident. And so begins the hunt for a truly terrifying killer, someone who believes he is invisible, untraceable and untouchable.

As other victims are found to have met the same terrible fate, and with more women at risk, Tony and Carol are drawn into a dark and twisted web of fear and revenge that will force them to question their own ideas of justice . .

A pulse-pounding mystery from the number one bestseller.

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Praise for Val McDermid:

'It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go' Daily Mail

'So gripping it puts your life on hold' The Times

'As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get' Sunday Express

'One of today's most accomplished crime writers' Literary Review

'McDermid remains unrivalled' Observer

'No one can tell a story like she can' Daily Express

This is the tenth book in the bestselling Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series.

Winner of DIVA Literary Awards - Best Novel 2017 (UK)
Long-listed for Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2018 (UK)

“What superlatives are there left to describe the phenomenon that is the multi award-winning McDermid? - Daily MailMcDermid's expertly juggled plotlines and masterful handling of pace and tension tick all the best boxes - GuardianAn incredibly suspenseful thriller, elegantly plotted with smartly drawn characters and fascinating detail - Sunday Mirror on Out of BoundsIt is evident in her 30th novel that her mastery of the crime has matured well - Sunday Express on Out of BoundsHer books combine ironclad storytelling technique, cogent commentaries on modern society and an attitude to the crime genre's long history that is both interrogative and innovative . . . we are reminded that the new Queen of Crime is still at the top of her game - Independent on Out of Bounds”

What superlatives are there left to describe the phenomenon that is the multi award-winning McDermid? - Daily Mail

McDermid's expertly juggled plotlines and masterful handling of pace and tension tick all the best boxes - Guardian

An incredibly suspenseful thriller, elegantly plotted with smartly drawn characters and fascinating detail - Sunday Mirror on Out of Bounds

It is evident in her 30th novel that her mastery of the crime has matured well - Sunday Express on Out of Bounds

Her books combine ironclad storytelling technique, cogent commentaries on modern society and an attitude to the crime genre's long history that is both interrogative and innovative . . . we are reminded that the new Queen of Crime is still at the top of her game - Independent on Out of Bounds

Val McDermid is a number one bestseller whose novels have been translated into forty languages, and have sold over nineteen million copies. She has won many awards internationally, including the CWA Gold Dagger for best crime novel of the year and the LA Times Book of the Year Award. 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 and received the Lambda Literary Foundation Pioneer Award in 2011.

In 2016, Val received the Outstanding Contribution to Crime Fiction Award at the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival and in 2017 received the DIVA Literary Prize for Crime, and was elected a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Val has served as a judge for the Women's Prize for Fiction and the Man Booker Prize, and was Chair of the Wellcome Book Prize in 2017. She is the recipient of seven honorary doctorates, is an Honorary Fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford and a Professor at the University of Otago in New Zealand. She writes full time and divides her time between Edinburgh and East Neuk of Fife.

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Buy Val McDermid's masterful new thriller, 1989 , 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 'Murdered people don't kill themselves . . .' A quiet night on a country road. The stillness shattered by a car engulfed in flames, and a burned body discovered in the driver's seat. As the investigation unfolds, DCI Carol Jordan and psychological profiler Tony Hill quickly realise that this is more than just a tragic accident. And so begins the hunt for a truly terrifying killer, someone who believes he is invisible, untraceable and untouchable.As other victims are found to have met the same terrible fate, and with more women at risk, Tony and Carol are drawn into a dark and twisted web of fear and revenge that will force them to question their own ideas of justice . . A pulse-pounding mystery from the number one bestseller. ___ Praise for Val McDermid: 'It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go' Daily Mail 'So gripping it puts your life on hold' The Times ' As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get' Sunday Express 'One of today's most accomplished crime writers' Literary Review 'McDermid remains unrivalled' Observer 'No one can tell a story like she can' Daily Express This is the tenth book in the bestselling Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series.

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