Stranded

'There are stories here which will make you shudder, and which will linger long in the mind' Ian Rankin Passion. Obsession. Revenge. A stunning collection of chilling short stories from the queen of the psychological thriller. White nights of passion and revenge in St. Petersburg. A bingo-hall tyrant trapped by masked intruders. The sleazy flipside of the international publishing scene. Nineteen nail-biting, intense and intricately plotted crime stories from one of the UK's greatest psychological thriller writers, this diverse collection demonstrates the scope of Val McDermid's imagination and her immense powers as a storyteller.

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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Product details

• Authors: CJMB Limited, Val McDermid, McDermid Val
• Publisher: Sphere
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.06.2015
• EAN: 9780751551297
• ISBN: 978-0-7515-5129-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 31 mm
• Series: Sphere
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Schottische SchriftstellerInnen: Werke (div.), FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION / Crime, Crime & mystery, FICTION / Short Stories (single author), Short Stories, Crime and mystery fiction, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / General, Short stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Short stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense