Out of Bounds

The unputdownable, spine-chilling thriller from the queen of crime, Val McDermid. 'There are lots of things that ran in families, but murder wasn't one of them . . .' When a teenage joyrider crashes a stolen car and ends up in a coma, a routine DNA test could be the key to unlocking the mystery of a twenty-year-old murder inquiry. Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is an expert at solving the unsolvable. With each cold case closed, justice is served. So, finding the answer should be straightforward, but it's as twisted as the DNA helix itself. Meanwhile Karen finds herself irresistibly drawn to another case, one that she has no business investigating. And as she pieces together decades-old evidence, Karen discovers the most dangerous kinds of secrets. Secrets that someone is willing to kill for . . . Number one bestseller, Val McDermid returns with her most atmospheric, gripping novel to date. 'The queen of crime is still at the top of her game' Independent 'It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go ' Daily Mail 'Incredibly suspenseful ' Sunday Mirror ** The new Karen Pirie thriller from number one bestseller Val McDermid, Broken Ground , is available now**

Product details

• Authors: CJMB Limited, Val McDermid, McDermid Val
• Publisher: Sphere
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.01.2017
• EAN: 9780751561432
• ISBN: 978-0-7515-6143-2
• No. of pages: 496
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 196 mm x 33 mm
• Series: Karen Pirie; 171 POCHE; Karen Pirie; Karen Pirie (english)
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Schottische SchriftstellerInnen: Werke (div.), FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, FICTION / Women, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Psychological, FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Psychological thriller, Modern and contemporary fiction, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural