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'The queen of crime is still at the top of her game' Independent

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

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

'We are all creatures of habit. Even murderers . . .'

When human remains are discovered in the grounds of an old convent, it quickly becomes clear that someone has been using the site as their personal burial ground. But with the convent abandoned long ago and bodies dating back many years, could this be the work of more than one obsessive killer?

The investigation throws up more questions as the evidence mounts but, after their last disastrous case, Tony Hill and Carol Jordan can only watch from afar. As they deal with the consequences, someone with a terrifying routine is biding their time - and both Tony and Carol find themselves closer to the edge than they have ever been before . . .

Masterful and filled with suspense, this an electrifying, heart-racing thriller from the number one bestseller.
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Praise for Val McDermid:

'Brilliant . . . Sensational . . . Unforgettable' Guardian

'Compulsively readable' Irish Times

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

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

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

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

About the Author

Val McDermid is an international number one bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than forty languages. Her multi-award-winning series and standalone novels have been adapted for TV and radio, most notably the Wire in the Blood series featuring clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill and DCI Carol Jordan. The Karen Pirie novels have now been adapted for a major ITV series.

Val has been chair of the judges for the Wellcome Book Prize and the Gordon Burn Prize, and has served as a judge for the Women's Prize for Fiction, the Man Booker Prize and the Royal Society Book Prize. She is the recipient of eight honorary doctorates and is an Honorary Fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford. She is a visiting professor in the Centre of Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Among her many awards are the CWA Diamond Dagger recognising lifetime achievement and the Theakston's Old Peculier award for Outstanding Contribution to Crime Writing. Val is also an experienced broadcaster and much-sought-after columnist and commentator across print media.

www.valmcdermid.com
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Reviews
The ingenuity with which Val McDermid keeps her crime-fighting duo fresh is as captivating as her deftly plotted denouement * Scotland on Sunday *
McDermid's storytelling is as classy and compelling as ever * Observer *
This is McDermid on exemplary form, generating the requisite suspense but never forgetting that the characterisation of Hill and Jordan is a key ingredient * Financial Times *
'The queen of crime is still at the top of her game' * Independent *
Elegantly choreographed . . . McDermid fashions a finale which tees up the next thriller in this sequence admirably * The Scotsman *


Awards
Long-listed for Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2020 (UK).



Book Information
ISBN 9780751576931
Author Val McDermid
Format Paperback
Page Count 480
Imprint Sphere
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 330g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 126mm * 22mm