Dead Beat (PI Kate Brannigan, Book 1)

Dead Beat (PI Kate Brannigan, Book 1)
Author: Val McDermid
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2009-05-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0007327641

The stunning first novel in the Kate Brannigan series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid. ‘This is crime writing of the very highest order’ The Times

Star Struck

Star Struck
Author: Val McDermid
Publisher: Bywater Books
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2006
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1932859241

Kate Brannigan, Manchester's answer to Kinsey Millhone, returns with a new case.

Kick Back

Kick Back
Author: Val McDermid
Publisher: Bywater Books
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2006
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1932859195

Manchester's answer to Kinsey Millhone investigates what happens when an Englishman's home is not

Clean Break (PI Kate Brannigan, Book 4)

Clean Break (PI Kate Brannigan, Book 4)
Author: Val McDermid
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2009-05-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0007327552

The fourth riveting thriller in the Kate Brannigan series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid. ‘The Queen of Crime is still at the top of her game’ Independent

The Distant Echo

The Distant Echo
Author: Val McDermid
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2007-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429977620

This "cunningly plotted" (New York Times) thriller is coming to Britbox this October! Bestselling, award-winning author Val McDermid delivers her most stunning story yet in The Distant Echo--an intricate, thought-provoking tale of murder and revenge. Four in the morning, mid-December, and snow blankets St. Andrews School. Student Alex Gilbery and his three best friends are staggering home from a party when they stumble upon the body of a young woman. Rosie Duff has been raped, stabbed and left for dead in the ancient Pictish cemetery. The only suspects are the four young students stained with her blood. Twenty-five years later, police mount a cold case review. Among the unsolved murders they're examining is that of Rosie Duff. But someone else has his own idea of justice. One of the original quartet dies in a suspicious house fire and soon after, a second is killed. Alex fears the worst. Someone is taking revenge for Rosie Duff. And it might just save his life if he can uncover who really killed Rosie all those years ago.

The Retribution

The Retribution
Author: Val McDermid
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Total Pages: 371
Release: 2012-01-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0802194672

A chilling, high-velocity thriller featuring psychologist Dr. Tony Hill and detective Carol Jordan from the international bestselling crime writer. Tony Hill has had a good run. He and detective Carol Jordan have put away scores of dangerous criminals at a rate that colleagues envy. But there is one serial killer who has shaped and defined their careers, and whose evil surpasses all others: Jacko Vance, 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—even more twisted and cunning than before, he is focused on wreaking revenge on Tony and Carol for his years spent behind bars. Tony and Carol don’t know when Jacko will strike, or where. All they know is that Jacko will cause them to feel fear like they’ve never known. An utterly gripping tour de force, The Retribution is the ideal introduction or re-introduction to the world of Tony Hill and Carol Jordan. It is an unforgettable read. “I love every word Val McDermid writes. If you haven’t discovered her genius yet, you are in for a rare treat.” —Harlan Coben

The Mermaids Singing

The Mermaids Singing
Author: Val McDermid
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2007-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429977663

This was the summer he discovered what he wanted--at a gruesome museum of criminology far off the beaten track of more timid tourists. Visions of torture inspired his fantasies like a muse. It would prove so terribly fulfilling. The bodies of four men have been discovered in the town of Bradfield. Enlisted to investigate is criminal psychologist Tony Hill. Even for a seasoned professional, the series of mutilation sex murders is unlike anything he's encountered before. But profiling the psychopath is not beyond him. Hill's own past has made him the perfect man to comprehend the killer's motives. It's also made him the perfect victim. A game has begun for the hunter and the hunted. But as Hill confronts his own hidden demons, he must also come face-to-face with an evil so profound he may not have the courage--or the power--to stop it... The Mermaids Singing is a chilling and taut psychological mystery from Val McDermid.

Clean Break

Clean Break
Author: Val McDermid
Publisher: PI Kate Brannigan
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2019-11-28
Genre: Art thefts
ISBN: 9780008344924

The fourth riveting thriller in the Kate Brannigan series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid. 'The Queen of Crime is still at the top of her game' Independent

The Penis Book

The Penis Book
Author: Aaron Spitz, M.D.
Publisher: Rodale Books
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2018-02-20
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1635650305

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever wanted to know about the penis but were afraid to ask? Dr. Aaron Spitz has that answer—and many more. Let Dr. Spitz—who served as assistant clinical professor at UC Irvine's Department of Urology for 15 years and who is a regularly featured guest on The Doctors—become your best friend as he fearlessly guides you through the hairiest and the scariest questions in The Penis Book. An unflinching, comprehensive guide to everything from sexually transmitted infections to the science of blood flow, The Penis Book prominently features an easy-to-follow holistic five-step plan for optimum penis health, including plant-based eating recommendations, information on some penis-healthy foods, and suggested exercises for penis wellbeing. Useful to men and women alike, The Penis Book is a one-stop-shop for the care and maintenance of the penis in your life.

1979

1979
Author: Val McDermid
Publisher: Grove Atlantic
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2021-10-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0802159036

A Scottish journalist is drawn into a world of corruption, terror, and murder in the new novel by “one of crime fiction’s most eminent writers” (Entertainment Weekly). The year started badly and only got worse—blizzards, strikes, power cuts, and political unrest were the norm. For investigative journalist Allie Burns, however, someone else’s bad news was the unmistakable sound of opportunity knocking, and 1979 is ripe with possibilities. But Allie is a woman in what is still a man’s world. Desperate to get away from the “women's stories” the Glasgow desk keeps assigning her, she strikes up an alliance with wannabe investigative journalist Danny Sullivan. From the start, their stories create enemies. First an international tax fraud, then a potential Scottish terrorist group aiming to cause mayhem ahead of an impending referendum. And then Danny is found murdered in his flat. For Allie, investigative journalism just got personal. The debut of an intense new series, 1979 is an atmospheric journey into the past with intriguing insight into the present, from a Diamond Dagger winner and multiple Edgar Award finalist. “The queen of psychological thrillers.” —Irish Independent “There are few other crime writers in the same league.” —The Washington Post