Val McDermid
1) 1989
Author
Series
Allie Burns volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A riveting thrill ride of a novel from a captivating new series, 1989 confirms internationally bestselling author Val McDermid as one of crime fiction's true masters. It's 1989 and journalist Allie Burns is growing up. Older and maybe wiser than the hustling young hack we met in 1979, 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...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
You always remember the first time. Isn't that what they say about sex? How much more true it is of murder ... Up till now, the only serial killers Tony Hill had encountered were safely behind bars. This one's different -- this one's on the loose. In the northern town of Bradfield four men have been found mutilated and tortured. Fear grips the city; no man feels safe. Clinical psychologist Tony Hill is brought in to profile the killer. A man with...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When charred human remains are discovered in the driver's seat of a burning car, DCI Carol Jordan and psychological profiler Tony Hill are brought in to investigate. They soon discover that what appeared to be a terrible accident is, in fact, murder. Delving deeper into the case, they begin the dangerous hunt for a most sinister killer with the power to inflict untold fear and pain on their victims.
Author
Series
Allie Burns volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Val McDermid's award-winning, internationally bestselling novels have captivated readers for over three decades. In her new novel 1979, she returns to the past with the story of an investigative journalist whose work leads her into a world of corruption,terror, and murder. It's only January, and the year has already brought blizzards, strikes, power cuts, and political unrest. But for journalist Allie Burns, bad news provides an opportunity to escape...
5) Dead beat
Author
Series
Kate Brannigan mysteries volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1993, c1992
Physical Desc
207 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Karen Pirie novels volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
404 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Kate Brannigan mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
c1995
Physical Desc
283 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
10) A darker domain
Author
Series
Karen Pirie novels volume 2
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
355 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
11) The retribution
Author
Series
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
402 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jacko Vance is an ex-celebrity and sociopath whose brilliance and utter lack of remorse have never left Tony's mind in the ten years since his imprisonment. Now Jacko has escaped from prison, and he is focused on wreaking revenge on Tony and Carol for his years spent in prison.
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st St. Martin's Minotaur ed.
Physical Desc
390 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Detective Chief Inspector Carol Jordan turns to clinical psychologist Dr. Tony Hill to help solve the grotesque murder of a prostitute, a crime that bears a striking resemblance to an earlier series of solved crimes.
13) Cross and burn
Author
Series
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
438 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The crime fighting team of clinical psychologist Tony Hill and police detective Carol Jordan investigate a serial killer who is targeting women who look suspiciously like Carol.
Author
Series
Karen Pirie novels volume 3
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
406 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
When remains are found in the pinnacle of a Victorian Gothic building in Edinburgh, Karen Pirie stumbles into a cold case linked to the Balkan Wars.
Author
Series
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
388 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Is it violence if it's virtual? The outspoken women targeted by the increasingly cruel Internet trolls and bullies would probably say so. For some of them, the torrents of bile and vicious threats prove too much. They begin to silence themselves in a series of high-profile suicides. Or do they? Tony Hill isn't convinced. But he's the only one. Former cop Carol Jordan is too busy messing up her life to care. Until she gets an unexpected second chance....
17) The grave tattoo
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a body appears on the hillside, the people of Lake District believe that it's Fletcher Christian.
Author
Series
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
410 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Crime-writing powerhouse Val McDermid is back with an explosive new thriller that sees psychological profiler Tony Hill and ex-detective Carol Jordan grappling with the consequences of their actions and the legacy of abuse in the Catholic Church. Construction is halted on the redevelopment of an orphanage after dozens of skeletons are found buried on the grounds dating from between twenty and forty years ago. Then a different set of skeletons are...
19) Broken ground
Author
Series
Karen Pirie novels volume 5
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
422 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Six feet under in a Highland peat bog lies Alice Somerville?s inheritance, buried by her grandfather at the end of World War II. But when Alice finally uncovers it, she finds an unwanted surprise?a body with a bullet hole between the eyes. Meanwhile, DCI Pirie is called in to unravel a case where nothing is quite as it seems. And as she gets closer to the truth, it becomes clear that not everyone shares her desire for justice. Or even the idea of...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
484 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Criminal profiler Tony Hill and his ally DCI Carol Jordan are back in a terrifying psychological thriller to track down the truth about an ever-increasing series of unspeakable crimes that begin with the murder of a Bradfield soccer player. Are they terrorist attacks, a personal vendetta ... or something even more sinister?