THE FIRST IN A THRILLING NEW SERIES FROM THE QUEEN OF CRIME, AND AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER NARRATED BY ACCLAIMED SCOTTISH ACTRESS AND HARRY POTTER STAR KATIE LEUNG âMcDermid is at her considerable best.â GUARDIAN The shadows hide a deadly story . . . 1979. It is the winter of discontent, and reporter Allie Burns is chasing her first big scoop. There are few women in the newsroom and she needs something explosive for the boys' club to take her seriously. Soon Allie and fellow journalist Danny Sullivan are exposing the criminal underbelly of respectable Scotland. They risk making powerful enemies - and Allie won't stop there. When she discovers a home-grown terrorist threat, Allie comes up with a plan to infiltrate the group and make her name. But she's a woman in a man's world . . . and putting a foot wrong could be fatal. âA brilliant novel by a supremo of the genre at the height of her powers. An unmissable new series.â PETER JAMES âHer best book in years.â THE TIMES, BOOK OF THE MONTH âAllie Burns is off to a flying start, and well worth following down the decades.â THE SCOTSMAN âThis excellent novel marks the start of a new series.â GUARDIAN âEdge-of-seat suspense. . . promises to be an outstanding series.â SPECTATOR âA gratifyingly multi-faceted character.â FINANCIAL TIMES âThe work of a writer at the peak of her powers.â HERALD âThe fast-paced storytelling flows irresistibly.â IRISH TIMES âRiveting.â DAILY EXPRESS âSensational. A surefire bestseller from one of Britain's most accomplished writers.â SUNDAY EXPRESS
Š 2021 W. F. Howes Ltd (Audiobook): 9781004052196
Release date
Audiobook: 19 August 2021
THE FIRST IN A THRILLING NEW SERIES FROM THE QUEEN OF CRIME, AND AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER NARRATED BY ACCLAIMED SCOTTISH ACTRESS AND HARRY POTTER STAR KATIE LEUNG âMcDermid is at her considerable best.â GUARDIAN The shadows hide a deadly story . . . 1979. It is the winter of discontent, and reporter Allie Burns is chasing her first big scoop. There are few women in the newsroom and she needs something explosive for the boys' club to take her seriously. Soon Allie and fellow journalist Danny Sullivan are exposing the criminal underbelly of respectable Scotland. They risk making powerful enemies - and Allie won't stop there. When she discovers a home-grown terrorist threat, Allie comes up with a plan to infiltrate the group and make her name. But she's a woman in a man's world . . . and putting a foot wrong could be fatal. âA brilliant novel by a supremo of the genre at the height of her powers. An unmissable new series.â PETER JAMES âHer best book in years.â THE TIMES, BOOK OF THE MONTH âAllie Burns is off to a flying start, and well worth following down the decades.â THE SCOTSMAN âThis excellent novel marks the start of a new series.â GUARDIAN âEdge-of-seat suspense. . . promises to be an outstanding series.â SPECTATOR âA gratifyingly multi-faceted character.â FINANCIAL TIMES âThe work of a writer at the peak of her powers.â HERALD âThe fast-paced storytelling flows irresistibly.â IRISH TIMES âRiveting.â DAILY EXPRESS âSensational. A surefire bestseller from one of Britain's most accomplished writers.â SUNDAY EXPRESS
Š 2021 W. F. Howes Ltd (Audiobook): 9781004052196
Release date
Audiobook: 19 August 2021
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