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Number one bestseller and queen of crime Val McDermid returns with her most breathtakingly atmospheric and exhilarating novel yet.

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Number one bestseller and queen of crime Val McDermid returns with her most breathtakingly atmospheric and exhilarating novel yet

´Somebody has been here before us. And he´s still here . . .´

When a body is discovered in the remote depths of the Highlands, DCI Karen Pirie finds herself in the right place at the right time. Unearthed with someone´s long-buried inheritance, the victim seems to belong to the distant past - until new evidence suggests otherwise, and Karen is called in to unravel a case where nothing is as it seems.

It´s not long before an overheard conversation draws Karen into the heart of a different case, however - a shocking crime she thought she´d already prevented. As she inches closer to the twisted truths at the centre of these murders, it becomes clear that she´s dealing with a version of justice terrifyingly different to her own . . .

´Another stellar read from McDermid, and further evidence that her "Queen of Crime" status will not be challenged´ Scotsman

´There is nothing more gratifying than watching a master craftswoman at work, and she is on fine form here´ Observer

´A compulsively readable tale´ Irish Times

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There is nothing more gratifying than watching a master craftswoman at work, and she is on fine form here Observer

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