Val McDermid

Val McDermids 1989 er en sømløs, medrivende thriller om hvordan historiens synder stadig preger oss. Året er 1989 og Allie Burns er tilbake. Eldre og kanskje litt klokere, driver hun nå den nordlige nyhetsavdelingen til Sunday Globe. Siden hun ikke lenger er gravende jounalist, men nyhetsredaktør, er hun stadig redd for å ende i rennesteinen som de brutale britiske tabloidmedier. Men hun har nok å drive med. Året begynner med minnegudstjenesten for ofrene etter Lockerbie-bombingen. Allie har knapt levert denne saken da hun snubler over en sjokkerende historie om HIV/AIDS-pasienter. Avisverdenen hun opererer i er i sterk endring, og den kalde krigen preger tiden. Da drap legges til denne mektige blandingen, blir Allie tvunget til å stille spørsmål ved flere av sine gamle overbevisninger.

Året er 1979. Det er en miserabel vinter, og reporteren Allie Burns jakter på sin første store sak. Det er få kvinner i redaksjonen, og Allie trenger noe virkelig sensasjonelt for at gutteklubben skal ta henne på alvor. Snart finner Allie og kollegaen Danny pikante og kriminelle avsløringer om noen respekterte menn i Skottland. Allie Burns er villig til å gå farlig langt for det store scoopet.

KAREN PIRIE RETURNS. A MASTERFUL THRILLER BY THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER VAL MCDERMIDTHE HEART-POUNDING NEW KAREN PIRIE NOVEL - NOW A MAJOR ITV SERIES STARRING LAUREN LYLE'Another jewel in Val McDermid's crown' MICK HERRON'A must-read for anyone who enjoys top-notch crime fiction' YOURS'A chilling, twisting triumph. Past Lying is a classic mystery' CHRIS WHITAKER____Edinburgh, haunted by the ghosts of its many writers, is also the cold case beat of DCI Karen Pirie. So she shouldn't be surprised when an author's manuscript appears to be a blueprint for an actual crime.Karen can't ignore the plot's chilling similarities to the unsolved case of an Edinburgh University student who vanished from her own doorstep. The manuscript seems to be the key to unlocking what happened to Lara Hardie, but there's a problem: the author died before he finished it.As Karen digs deeper, she uncovers a spiralling game of betrayal and revenge, where lies are indistinguishable from the truth and with more than one unexpected twist . . .The Queen of Crime Val McDermid is at the top of her game in her most gripping and fiendishly clever case yet.And don't miss Silent Bones, the next Karen Pirie thriller - available to order now.PRAISE FOR VAL MCDERMID'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'Wickedly entertaining' DAILY MAIL

Val McDermids 1989 er en sømløs, medrivende thriller om hvordan historiens synder stadig preger oss.Året er 1989 og Allie Burns er tilbake. Eldre og kanskje litt klokere, driver hun nå den nordlige nyhetsavdelingen til Sunday Globe. Siden hun ikke lenger er gravende jounalist, men nyhetsredaktør, er hun stadig redd for å ende i rennesteinen som de brutale britiske tabloidmedier. Men hun har nok å drive med. Året begynner med minnegudstjenesten for ofrene etter Lockerbie-bombingen. Allie har knapt levert denne saken da hun snubler over en sjokkerende historie om HIV/AIDS-pasienter. Avisverdenen hun opererer i er i sterk endring, og den kalde krigen preger tiden. Da drap legges til denne mektige blandingen, blir Allie tvunget til å stille spørsmål ved flere av sine gamle overbevisninger.

KAREN PIRIE RETURNS. A MASTERFUL THRILLER BY THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER VAL MCDERMID THE HEART-POUNDING NEW NOVEL IN THE KAREN PIRIE SERIES, NOW A MAJOR ITV SERIES STARRING LAUREN LYLE__________'Another jewel in Val McDermid's crown' MICK HERRON 'A must-read for anyone who enjoys top-knotch crime fiction' YOURS 'A chilling, twisting triumph. Past Lying is a classic mystery' CHRIS WHITAKEREdinburgh, haunted by the ghosts of its many writers, is also the cold case beat of DCI Karen Pirie. So she shouldn't be surprised when an author's manuscript appears to be a blueprint for an actual crime.Karen can't ignore the plot's chilling similarities to the unsolved case of an Edinburgh University student who vanished from her own doorstep. The manuscript seems to be the key to unlocking what happened to Lara Hardie, but there's a problem: the author died before he finished it.As Karen digs deeper, she uncovers a spiralling game of betrayal and revenge, where lies are indistinguishable from the truth and with more than one unexpected twist . . .The Queen of Crime Val McDermid is at the top of her game in her most gripping and fiendishly clever case yet.Praise for Val McDermid'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

In the new installment to her historical crime series that began with 1979, internationally bestselling author Val McDermid delivers a propulsive new thriller that finds journalist Allie Burns has become an editor, and as the Cold War and AIDS crisis deliver a nonstop tide of news, most of it bad, a story falls into her lap. And then there's a murder. Hailed as Britain's Queen of Crime, Val McDermid's award-winning, internationally bestselling novels have captivated readers for more than thirty years. In her Allie Burns series, she returns to the past--both ours and in some ways her own--with the story of a female journalist whose stories lead her into world of corruption, terror, and murder. It's 1989 and Allie Burns is back. Older and maybe wiser, she's running the northern news operation of the Sunday Globe, chafing at losing her role in investigative journalism and at the descent into the gutter of the UK tabloid media. But there's plenty to keep her occupied. The year begins with the memorial service for the victims of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, but Allie has barely filed her copy when she stumbles over a story about HIV/AIDS that will shock her into a major change of direction. The world of newspapers is undergoing a revolution, there's skullduggery in the medical research labs and there are seismic rumblings behind the Iron Curtain. When murder is added to this potent mix, Allie is forced to question all her old certainties. Readers are having a great time time-traveling with Val, and 1989 is a seamless, riveting novel that brings us once again face to face with how very much past is prologue, and how history's sins stay with us.

Uraauurtavan trillerisarjan avaus aikamme arvostetuimpiin kuuluvalta rikoskirjailijalta.Vuosi 1979 ei käynnistynyt Glasgow'ssa hyvin: sähkökatkokset ja poliittinen sekasorto olivat vasta alkua. Toimittaja Allie Burnsille huonot uutiset ovat kuitenkin mahdollisuus löytää elämänsä juttu. Allie on kuitenkin nainen miesten hallitsemassa maailmassa. Murtautuakseen ulos naistoimittajan ahtaasta muotista Allie yhdistää voimansa kollegansa Danny Sullivanin kanssa. Kaksikko pääsee jopa suunnitteilla olevan terrori-iskun jäljille. Mutta sitten tutkivasta journalismista tulee hyytävän henkilökohtaista.1979 aloittaa ylistetyn sarjan, joka seuraa Allie Burnsin vaiheita viidellä eri vuosikymmenellä.

Vintern 1979 är den kallaste på länge i Storbritannien och omfattande strejker lamslår landet. Reportern Allie Burns på Daily Clarion i Glasgow är på jakt efter sitt första stora scoop, och som en av få kvinnor på redaktionen behöver hon hitta något utöver det vanliga för att överhuvudtaget ha en chans att hävda sig mot de manliga reportrarna och deras kotterier. Tillsammans med kollegan Danny Sullivan gör hon efterforskningar på samhällets skuggsida vilket leder till allt farligare situationer, men Allie låter sig inte avskräckas. Snart står det dock klart att jakten på sanningen har gjort Allie själv till en måltavla för mäktiga fiender. 1979 är en stämningsfull och gripande spänningsroman, och den första delen i Val McDermids nya spänningsserie om Allie Burns. "Val McDermid berättar levande om livet på en tidningsredaktion och hur svårt det var för kvinnliga journalister att tas på allvar." Ölandsbladet

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERKaren Pirie returns . . . Pre-order Past Lying, the eagerly-awaited new Karen Pirie thriller, publishing October 2023___________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___________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

Året er 1979. Det er en miserabel vinter, og reporteren Allie Burns jakter på sin første store sak. Det er få kvinner i redaksjonen, og Allie trenger noe virkelig sensasjonelt for at gutteklubben skal ta henne på alvor. Snart finner Allie og kollegaen Danny pikante og kriminelle avsløringer om noen respekterte menn i Skottland. Allie Burns er villig til å gå farlig langt for det store scoopet.

Vintern 1979 är den kallaste på länge i Storbritannien och omfattande strejker lamslår landet. Reportern Allie Burns på Daily Clarion i Glasgow är på jakt efter sitt första stora scoop, och som en av få kvinnor på redaktionen behöver hon hitta något utöver det vanliga för att överhuvudtaget ha en chans att hävda sig mot de manliga reportrarna och deras kotterier. Tillsammans med kollegan Danny Sullivan gör hon efterforskningar på samhällets skuggsida vilket leder till allt farligare situationer, men Allie låter sig inte avskräckas. Snart står det dock klart att jakten på sanningen har gjort Allie själv till en måltavla för mäktiga fiender. 1979 är en stämningsfull och gripande spänningsroman, och den första delen i Val McDermids nya spänningsserie om Allie Burns."Val McDermid berättar levande om livet på en tidningsredaktion och hur svårt det var för kvinnliga journalister att tas på allvar." Ölandsbladet

'No one can plot or tell a story like she can' Daily ExpressA collection of atmospheric short stories from the international bestseller Val McDermid. The perfect festive gift for any book lover, featuring classic tales alongside exclusive, never-before-seen material__________Val McDermid is a master of the dark and sinister story, and these powers are in full force in Christmas is Murder, a festive collection of chilling tales.From an irresponsible baron whose body is discovered beneath a silver birch tree, to a classic detective duo solving a historic case as the lights go out across Europe, and an exclusive Tony Hill and Carol Jordan story, the characters McDermid conjures are enigmatic and dangerous.These evocative, atmospheric tales will shock and delight. This is the perfect book to curl up with as the frosty winter draws in and each night gets darker than the last, written by one of our greatest living crime writers.__________Praise for the Queen of Crime Val McDermid:'Brilliant . . . Sensational . . . Unforgettable' Guardian'Compulsively readable' Irish Times'One of today's most accomplished crime writers' Literary Review'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

Hailed as Britain's Queen of Crime, Val McDermid's award-winning, internationally bestselling novels have captivated readers for more than thirty years. Now, in 1979, she returns to the past with the story of Allie Burns, an investigative journalist whose stories lead her into world of corruption, terror, and murder. It's only January, and the year 1979 has already brought blizzards, strikes, power cuts, and political unrest. For journalist Allie Burns, however, someone else's bad news is the unmistakable sound of opportunity knocking, an opportunity to get away from the "women's stories" her editors at the Scottish daily The Clarion keep assigning her. Striking up an alliance with budding investigative journalist Danny Sullivan, Allie begins covering international tax fraud, then a group of Scottish ultranationalists aiming to cause mayhem ahead of a referendum on breaking away from the United Kingdom. Their stories quickly get attention and create enemies for the two young up-and-comers. As they get closer to the bleeding edge of breaking news, Allie and Danny may find their lives on the line. The first novel in a brand-new series for McDermid, 1979 is redolent of the thundering presses, hammering typewriters, and wreaths of smoke of the Clarion newsroom. An atmospheric journey into the past with much to say about the present, it is the latest suspenseful, pitch-perfect addition to Val McDermid's crime pantheon.

In the new installment to her historical crime series that began with 1979, internationally bestselling author Val McDermid delivers a propulsive new thriller that finds journalist Allie Burns has become an editor, and as the Cold War and AIDS crisis deliver a nonstop tide of news, most of it bad, a story falls into her lap. And then there's a murder. Hailed as Britain's Queen of Crime, Val McDermid's award-winning, internationally bestselling novels have captivated readers for more than thirty years. In her Allie Burns series, she returns to the past--both ours and in some ways her own--with the story of a female journalist whose stories lead her into world of corruption, terror, and murder. It's 1989 and Allie Burns is back. Older and maybe wiser, she's running the northern news operation of the Sunday Globe, chafing at losing her role in investigative journalism and at the descent into the gutter of the UK tabloid media. But there's plenty to keep her occupied. The year begins with the memorial service for the victims of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, but Allie has barely filed her copy when she stumbles over a story about HIV/AIDS that will shock her into a major change of direction. The world of newspapers is undergoing a revolution, there's skullduggery in the medical research labs and there are seismic rumblings behind the Iron Curtain. When murder is added to this potent mix, Allie is forced to question all her old certainties. Readers are having a great time time-traveling with Val, and 1989 is a seamless, riveting novel that brings us once again face to face with how very much past is prologue, and how history's sins stay with us.