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Val McDermid

The stunning first novel in the Kate Brannigan series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid.
‘This is crime writing of the very highest order' The Times
Introducing Kate Brannigan, Manchester's most-loved private detective – a woman who won't take no for an answer.
As a favour, Kate agrees to track down a missing songwriter, Moria Pollock. It was supposed to be a nice simple case, but the search soon leads Kate into the dark underworld of Leeds, Manchester and Bradford – and finally to a shocking confrontation with a killer…

Chloe Massey

W. F. Howes Ltd

Kate Brannigan

Dead Beat: PI Kate Brannigan, Book 1

The second gripping thriller in the Kate Brannigan series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid.
PI Kate Brannigan is hired to investigate a series of strange financial scams across Manchester. At first it looks like a discrepancy with the paperwork, but the deeper Kate digs, the murkier the case becomes.
Before long she's up to her neck in crooked land deals – and murder – and her own life is on the line…
"A satisfying range of villains, Manchester and its environs turn deeply sinister and Brannigan toughs and wisecracks her way to a solution." THE TIMES
"Kate Brannigan deserves promotion to the top rank, alongside Kinsey Millhone and V.I. Warshawski. Plot, characterization, pace are all first-rate, and Brannigan is one of the most likeable of all today's PIs."
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

Kick Back: PI Kate Brannigan, Book 2

The third stunning thriller in the Kate Brannigan series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid.
Manchester-based private eye Kate Brannigan thought it would be safe to let her boyfriend help out with her investigation. But now he's behind bars and she's been left caring for his eight-year-old son.
Soon Kate finds herself drawn into the world of drug traffickers, child pornographers, and violent gangland enforcers – bringing her face to face with death in the most terrifying investigation of her career.
“Tough, funny and intensely topical. McDermid stands out as one of the few contemporary writers actually nourished by the here and now.” LITERARY REVIEW
“The Queen of Crime is still at the top of her game.” INDEPENDENT

Crack Down: PI Kate Brannigan, Book 3

Manchester-based, kick-boxing PI Kate Brannigan takes on the hard men of European organised crime as she battles to recover a Monet in a case that stretches love and loyalty to the limits.
Manchester-based private eye Kate Brannigan is not amused when thieves have the audacity to steal a Monet from a stately home where she's arranged security. She's even less thrilled when the hunt for the thieves drags her on a treacherous foray across Europe as she goes head to head with organized crime. And as if that isn't enough, a routine industrial case starts leaving a trail of bodies across the Northwest, giving Kate more problems than she can deal with. Cleaning up the mess in Clean Break forces Kate to confront harsh truths in her own life as she battles with a testing array of villains in a case that stretches love and loyalty to the limits.
“Tough, funny and intensely topical.” LITERARY REVIEW

Clean Break: PI Kate Brannigan, Book 4

Private eye Kate Brannigan confronts betrayal and cold-blooded greed as she investigates the alien world of medical experimentation and the underbelly of the rock music business.
Kate Brannigan's having a bad week. Her boyfriend's death notice is in the paper, her plan to catch a team of fraudsters is in disarray and a neo-punk band want her to find out who's trashing their flyposters. And her business partner wants her to buy him out. Fine, but private eyes with principles never have that kind of cash. Kate can't even cry on her best friend's shoulder, for Alexis has her own worries. Her girlfriend's pregnant, and when their fertility doctor is murdered, Alexis needs Kate like she's never done before. Delving into the world of medical experimentation and the underbelly of the rock-music business, Kate confronts betrayal and greed as she fights to save not only her livelihood, but her life as well…
“This is crime writing of the very highest order.” THE TIMES

Blue Genes: PI Kate Brannigan, Book 5

Bodyguarding had never made it to Manchester PI Kate Brannigan's wish list. But somebody's got to pay the bills at Brannigan amp; Co, and if the only earner on offer is playing nursemaid to a paranoid soap star, Kate has to swallow her pride and slip into something more glam than her Thai boxing kit. Offstage dramas threaten to overshadow the fictional storylines till the unscripted murder of the self-styled ‘Seer to the Stars' stops the show. And to make matters worse her process server keeps getting arrested; her tame hacker has found virtual love; her best friend is besotted with baby; and the normally reliable Dennis gets himself arrested for murder as a result of his latest dodgy business venture. Nobody told her there'd be days like these…
“Combines wit and exuberant writing with a careful and clever plot and oodles of perceptive social observation.” THE TIMES