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Spend Christmas with this deadly duo of classic crime short stories, by number one Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid

In this collection of two short stories, the peace of a picture-perfect Christmas in the Cotswolds is shattered by an unexpected turn of events, and DI Maggie Staniforth takes centre stage in a deadly tale of hardship at Christmas.

Containing all of the atmosphere and tension of Val McDermid’s masterful crime novels, Christmas is Murder is the perfect short read to settle down with this festive season.

* Includes the first chapter of Val McDermid’s latest Sunday Times bestselling novel, Broken Ground – out now*

Praise for Queen of Crime, Val McDermid:

‘The queen of crime is still at the top of her game’ Independent

‘Beguiling . . . A compulsively readable tale’ Irish Times

‘No one can tell a story like she can‘ Daily Express

This duo of short stories contains ‘A Traditional Christmas’ and ‘A Wife in a Million’.

Pre-order Val McDermid’s masterful new thriller, 1989, now!

‘No one can tell a story like she can’ Daily Express

‘The queen of psychological thrillers’ Irish Independent
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When Charlie Flint is sent a mysterious package of cuttings about a brutal murder, it instantly grabs her attention. The murder occurred in the grounds of her old Oxford college – a groom battered to death just hours after his wedding. As his bride and wedding guests sipped champagne, his alleged killers were slipping his bloodstained body into the river.

Charlie doesn’t know who sent the package, or why, yet she can’t get the crime out of her head. But as she delves deeper, and steps back into the mysterious world of Oxford colleges, she realises that there is much more to this crime than meets the eye…

A stunning standalone thriller from the number one bestseller.
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Praise for Val McDermid:

‘Brilliant . . . Sensational . . . Unforgettable‘ Guardian

‘Compulsively readable‘ Irish Times

‘As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get‘ Sunday Express

‘It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go‘ Daily Mail

Pre-order Val McDermid’s masterful new thriller, 1989, now!

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‘Masterfully handled, and McDermid’s ability to wrong-foot the reader remains second to none: highly recommended’ Guardian

‘Taut, psychologically complex and so gripping that it puts your life on hold’ The Times

Stephanie Harker is travelling through security at O’Hare airport with five-year-old Jimmy. But in a moment, everything changes. In disbelief, Stephanie watches as a uniformed agent leads her boy away – and she’s stuck the other side of the gates, hysterical with worry.

The authorities, unaware of Jimmy’s existence, just see a woman behaving erratically; Stephanie is wrestled to the ground and blasted with a taser gun. By the time she can tell them what has happened, Jimmy is long gone.

But as Stephanie tells her story to the FBI, it becomes clear that everything is not as it seems. There are many potential suspects for this abduction. With time rapidly running out, how can Stephanie get him back?

A breathtakingly rich and gripping standalone thriller from internationally bestselling author Val McDermid.
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Praise for Val McDermid:

‘Brilliant . . . Sensational . . . Unforgettable‘ Guardian

‘Compulsively readable‘ Irish Times

‘As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get‘ Sunday Express

‘It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go‘ Daily Mail

‘One of today’s most accomplished crime writers’ Literary Review

Buy Val McDermid’s masterful new thriller, 1989, now!

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‘The queen of crime is still at the top of her game’ Independent
‘No one can plot or tell a story like she can’ Daily Express

Someone is brutally killing women. Women who bear a striking resemblance to former DCI Carol Jordan. The connection is too strong to ignore and soon psychological profiler Tony Hill finds himself dangerously close to the investigation, just as the killer is closing in on his next target.

This is a killer like no other, hell-bent on inflicting the most severe and grotesque punishment on his prey. As the case becomes ever-more complex and boundaries begin to blur, Tony and Carol must work together once more to try and save the victims, and themselves.

A breathless, thrilling mystery from the number one bestseller.
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Praise for Val McDermid:

‘It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go’ Daily Mail

‘So gripping it puts your life on hold’ The Times

‘As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get’ Sunday Express

‘One of today’s most accomplished crime writers’ Literary Review

‘McDermid remains unrivalled’ Observer

This is the eighth book in the bestselling Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series.

‘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.

Available in ebook for the first time ever, this duo of classic short stories by Sunday Times number one bestseller, Val McDermid – Driving a Hard Bargain, The Road & the Miles to Dundee – brings back the popular Kate Brannigan and shows a different side of her writing.

In Driving a Hard Bargain, PI Kate Brannigan investigates a car theft with a twist.

In The Road & the Miles to Dundee, a moving father-daughter relationship is remembered through Scottish songs.

Available in ebook for the first time ever, this trio of classic crime short stories by Sunday Times number one bestseller, Val McDermid – Heartburn, Sneeze for Danger, The Consolation Blonde – shows the early twists and turns that Val now uses in her bestselling crime fiction.

In Heartburn, a traditional bonfire night turns deadly when revenge is in the air.
In Sneeze for Danger, a killer is unmasked by unfortunate means, and in The Consolation Blonde, a misunderstanding turns a bestselling author to crime…

Buy Val McDermid’s masterful new thriller, 1989, now!

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‘The queen of crime is still at the top of her game’ Independent

‘No one can tell a story like she can’ Daily Express

‘One of today’s most accomplished crime writers‘ Literary Review

‘We are all creatures of habit. Even murderers . . .’

When human remains are discovered in the grounds of an old convent, it quickly becomes clear that someone has been using the site as their personal burial ground. But with the convent abandoned long ago and bodies dating back many years, could this be the work of more than one obsessive killer?

The investigation throws up more questions as the evidence mounts but, after their last disastrous case, Tony Hill and Carol Jordan can only watch from afar. As they deal with the consequences, someone with a terrifying routine is biding their time – and both Tony and Carol find themselves closer to the edge than they have ever been before . . .

Masterful and filled with suspense, this an electrifying, heart-racing thriller from the number one bestseller.
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Praise for Val McDermid:

‘Brilliant . . . Sensational . . . Unforgettable‘ Guardian

‘Compulsively readable‘ Irish Times

‘As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get‘ Sunday Express

‘It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go‘ Daily Mail

‘One of today’s most accomplished crime writers’ Literary Review

This is the eleventh book in the bestselling Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series.

Don’t miss Past Lying, the twisty new Karen Pirie thriller

‘No one can tell a story like she can‘ Daily Express

‘The queen of psychological thrillers‘ Irish Independent
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‘The bodies never stay buried forever . . .’

On a freezing winter morning, fishermen pull a body from the sea. It is quickly discovered that the dead man was the prime suspect in a decade-old investigation, when a prominent civil servant disappeared without trace. DCI Karen Pirie was the last detective to review the file and is drawn into a sinister world of betrayal and dark secrets.

But Karen is already grappling with another case, one with even more questions and fewer answers. A skeleton has been discovered in an abandoned campervan and all clues point to a killer who never faced justice – a killer who is still out there.

In her search for the truth, Karen uncovers a network of lies that has gone unchallenged for years. But lies and secrets can turn deadly when someone is determined to keep them hidden for good . . .
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Praise for Val McDermid:

‘Brilliant . . . Sensational . . . Unforgettable’ Guardian

‘Compulsively readable’ Irish Times

‘As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get’ Sunday Express

‘It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go’ Daily Mail

‘One of today’s most accomplished crime writers’ Literary Review

‘No one can plot or tell a story like she can‘ Daily Express

A collection of atmospheric short stories from the international bestseller Val McDermid. The perfect festive gift for any book lover, featuring classic tales alongside exclusive, never-before-seen material
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Val McDermid is a master of the dark and sinister story, and these powers are in full force in Christmas is Murder, a festive collection of chilling tales.

From an irresponsible baron whose body is discovered beneath a silver birch tree, to a classic detective duo solving a historic case as the lights go out across Europe, and an exclusive Tony Hill and Carol Jordan story, the characters McDermid conjures are enigmatic and dangerous.

These evocative, atmospheric tales will shock and delight. This is the perfect book to curl up with as the frosty winter draws in and each night gets darker than the last, written by one of our greatest living crime writers.
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Praise for the Queen of Crime Val McDermid:

‘Brilliant . . . Sensational . . . Unforgettable‘ Guardian

‘Compulsively readable‘ Irish Times

‘One of today’s most accomplished crime writers‘ Literary Review

‘As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get‘ Sunday Express

‘It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go‘ Daily Mail

THE FIRST IN A THRILLING NEW SERIES FROM THE NO.1 BESTSELLER

Karen Pirie returns . . . Pre-order Past Lying, the eagerly-awaited new Karen Pirie thriller, publishing October 2023

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She’s on the hunt for a killer story . . .

1979. It’s the winter of discontent, and Allie Burns is chasing her first big scoop. One of few women in the newsroom, she needs something explosive for the boys’ club to take her seriously.

Soon Allie and fellow reporter Danny Sullivan are making powerful enemies with their investigations – and Allie won’t stop there. When she discovers a terrorist threat close to home, she devises a dangerous plan to make her name.

But Allie is a woman in a man’s world . . . and putting a foot wrong could be fatal.
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‘A supremo of the genre at the height of her powers’ PETER JAMES

‘The Queen of Crime has delivered another masterpiece‘ DAVID BALDACCI

‘Allie is a fabulous character, I’ll go wherever she takes me’ MARIAN KEYES

‘A thrilling snapshot of a fascinating era’ JANE HARPER

‘McDermid at her nail-biting, heart-rending best‘ CHRIS WHITAKER

‘Her best book in years’ THE TIMES, BOOK OF THE MONTH

‘Allie Burns is off to a flying start, and well worth following‘ SCOTSMAN

‘A perfect snapshot of the social and political issues of the time’ LINWOOD BARCLAY

‘Full of wit, thrills and incisive social observation and features a marvellous new character‘ MICK HERRON

‘I have been reading Val McDermid for twenty-five years, so I am really saying something when I tell you I enjoyed this novel the most‘ CHRIS BROOKMYRE

‘The good news is that this excellent novel marks the start of a new series‘ GUARDIAN

‘Brilliant characters, masterful plotting‘ CHRIS HAMMER

‘An excellent opener to what promises to be an outstanding series‘ SPECTATOR

‘The fast-paced storytelling flows irresistibly‘ IRISH TIMES

‘Riveting‘ DAILY EXPRESS

‘Sensational. One of Britain’s most accomplished writers‘ SUNDAY EXPRESS

‘A nail-biting new series’ OBSERVER

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Karen Pirie returns . . . Pre-order Past Lying, the eagerly-awaited new Karen Pirie thriller, publishing October 2023

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1989. The world is on the brink of revolution and journalist Allie Burns is a woman on a mission. When she discovers a lead about the exploitation of society’s most vulnerable, Allie is determined to investigate and give voice to the silenced.

Elsewhere, a ticking clock begins the countdown to a murder. As Allie begins to connect the dots and edges closer to exposing the truth, it is more shocking than she ever imagined. There’s nothing like a killer story, and to tell it, Allie must risk her freedom and her life . . .

The brand-new unmissable, heart-stopping thriller from number one bestseller, Val McDermid
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Praise for the Allie Burns series

‘McDermid is at her considerable best’ GUARDIAN

‘Irresistible’ PATRICIA CORNWELL

‘A brilliant novel by a supremo of the genre’ PETER JAMES

‘Outstanding’ SPECTATOR

‘Another masterpiece’ DAVID BALDACCI

‘Sensational. One of Britain’s most accomplished writers’ SUNDAY EXPRESS

‘A masterly setter of scene’ SCOTSMAN

KAREN PIRIE RETURNS. A MASTERFUL THRILLER BY THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER VAL MCDERMID
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Edinburgh, haunted by the ghosts of its many writers, is also the cold case beat of DCI Karen Pirie. So she shouldn’t be surprised when an author’s manuscript appears to be a blueprint for an actual crime.

Karen can’t ignore the plot’s chilling similarities to the unsolved case of an Edinburgh University student who vanished from her own doorstep. The manuscript seems to be the key to unlocking what happened to Lara Hardie, but there’s a problem: the author died before he finished it.

As Karen digs deeper, she uncovers a spiralling game of betrayal and revenge, where lies are indistinguishable from the truth and with more than one unexpected twist . . .

The Queen of Crime Val McDermid is at the top of her game in her most gripping and fiendishly clever case yet.

Praise for Val McDermid

‘McDermid is at her considerable best’ GUARDIAN

‘Irresistible’ PATRICIA CORNWELL

‘A brilliant novel by a supremo of the genre’ PETER JAMES

‘Outstanding’ SPECTATOR

‘Another masterpiece’ DAVID BALDACCI

‘Sensational. One of Britain’s most accomplished writers’ SUNDAY EXPRESS

‘Wickedly entertaining’ DAILY MAIL

Don’t miss Past Lying, the twisty new Karen Pirie thriller

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‘Gripping, thought-provoking and original – a tour-de-force’ Literary Review

When a skeleton is discovered hidden at the top of a crumbling, gothic building in Edinburgh, Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is faced with the unenviable task of identifying the bones. As Karen’s investigation gathers momentum, she is drawn deeper into a dark world of intrigue and betrayal.

Meanwhile, someone is taking the law into their own hands in the name of justice and revenge — but when present resentment collides with secrets of the past, the truth is more shocking than anyone could have imagined . . .

An atmospheric, chilling mystery from the number one bestseller.
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Praise for Val McDermid:

‘It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go’ Daily Mail

‘As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get’ Sunday Express

‘One of today’s most accomplished crime writers’ Literary Review

‘McDermid remains unrivalled’ Observer

‘The queen of crime is still at the top of her game’ Independent

This is the third book in the bestselling Karen Pirie series.

Don’t miss Past Lying, the twisty new Karen Pirie thriller

‘It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go’ Daily Mail

‘Incredibly suspenseful’ Sunday Mirror
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‘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 . . .

An atmospheric, gripping mystery from the number one bestseller.
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Praise for Val McDermid:

‘Brilliant . . . Sensational . . . Unforgettable‘ Guardian

‘Compulsively readable‘ Irish Times

‘As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get‘ Sunday Express

This is the fourth book in the bestselling Karen Pirie series.

Don’t miss Past Lying, the twisty new Karen Pirie thriller

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‘A compulsively readable tale’ Irish Times

‘Another stellar read from McDermid, and further evidence that her “Queen of Crime” status will not be challenged’ Scotsman

‘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 . . .

Number one bestseller Val McDermid returns with a breathtakingly atmospheric and exhilarating novel.

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Praise for Val McDermid:

‘It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go’ Daily Mail

‘As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get’ Sunday Express

‘One of today’s most accomplished crime writers’ Literary Review

‘McDermid remains unrivalled’ Observer

‘The queen of crime is still at the top of her game’ Independent

This is the fifth book in the bestselling Karen Pirie series.

THE MASTERFUL NEW THRILLER IN THE ICONIC KAREN PIRIE SERIES, NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES

Praise for Val McDermid

‘McDermid is at her considerable best‘ GUARDIAN

‘The ingenious plot kept me guessing all the way through. It delivers on every level‘ MARIAN KEYES

‘Outstanding‘ SPECTATOR

‘Another masterpiece‘ DAVID BALDACCI

‘Sensational. One of Britain’s most accomplished writers’ SUNDAY EXPRESS

Buy Val McDermid’s masterful new thriller, 1989, now!

‘No-one can plot or tell a story like she can. The hairs on my neck literally stood up’ Daily Express
‘So gripping it puts your life on hold’ The Times

‘You should have been a detective. If there’s one thing the last year has proved, it’s how good you are at finding things out. Things that are buried so deep nobody even thinks twice about them. The sort of things that turn people’s lives inside out once they’re exposed.’

Meet Tony Hill’s most twisted adversary – a killer with a shopping list of victims, a killer unmoved by youth and innocence, a killer driven by the most perverted of desires.

The murder and mutilation of teenager Jennifer Maidment is horrific enough on its own. But it’s not long before Tony realises it’s just the start of a brutal and ruthless campaign that’s targeting an apparently unconnected group of young people.

Struggling with the newly awakened ghosts of his own past and desperate for distraction in his work, Tony battles to find the answers that will give him personal and professional satisfaction in his most testing investigation yet . . .

A shocking, nail-biting Tony Hill and Carol Jordan thriller from the number one bestseller.

Praise for Val McDermid:

‘It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go’ Daily Mail

‘As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get’ Sunday Express

‘One of today’s most accomplished crime writers’ Literary Review

‘McDermid remains unrivalled’ Observer

‘The queen of crime is still at the top of her game’ Independent

This is the sixth book in the bestselling Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series.

Buy Val McDermid’s masterful new thriller, 1989, now!

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‘Brilliant . . . sensational . . . unforgettable’ Guardian

‘The queen of crime is still at the top of her game’ Independent

There is one serial killer who has shaped and defined police profiler Tony Hill’s life. One serial killer whose evil surpasses all others. One serial killer who has the power to chill him to the bone: Jacko Vance.

And now Jacko is back in Tony’s life. Even more twisted and cunning than ever before, he is focused on wreaking revenge on Tony – and DCI Carol Jordan – for the years he has spent in prison.

Tony doesn’t know when Jacko will strike, or where. All he knows is that Jacko will cause him to feel fear like he has never known before – and devastate his life in ways he cannot imagine…

A gripping new thriller in the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series, from the number one bestseller.

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Praise for Val McDermid:

‘It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go’ Daily Mail

‘So gripping it puts your life on hold’ The Times

‘As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get’ Sunday Express

‘One of today’s most accomplished crime writers’ Literary Review

‘McDermid remains unrivalled’ Observer

This is the seventh book in the bestselling Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series.

Buy Val McDermid’s masterful new thriller, 1989, now!

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‘The Queen of Crime reigns again with a thrill from Hill’ Independent

‘No one can plot or tell a story like she can’ Daily Express

‘That day, waiting had been almost unbearable. He wanted something more spectacular, something that couldn’t be ignored. These deaths needed to make a mark . . .’

Psychological profiler Tony Hill is trained to see patterns, to decode the mysteries of human behaviour, and when he comes across a series of suicides among women tormented by vicious online predators, he begins to wonder if there is more to these tragedies than meets the eye. Similar circumstances, different deaths. Could it be murder? But what kind of serial killer wants his crimes to stay hidden?

Former DCI Carol Jordan has her own demons to confront, but with lives at stake, Tony and Carol begin the hunt for the most dangerous and terrifying kind of killer – someone who has nothing to fear and nothing to lose . . .

A gripping, chilling, suspenseful novel from the number one bestseller.
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Praise for Val McDermid:

‘It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go’ Daily Mail

‘So gripping it puts your life on hold’ The Times

‘As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get’ Sunday Express

‘One of today’s most accomplished crime writers’ Literary Review

‘McDermid remains unrivalled’ Observer

This is the ninth book in the bestselling Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series.

Buy Val McDermid’s masterful new thriller, 1989, now!

‘One of the most surprising twists you’ll read this year. Outstanding’ Irish Independent

‘Engrossing . . . a colossal reminder of just why McDermid has been the queen of crime for three decades’ Heat

‘Murdered people don’t kill themselves . . .’

A quiet night on a country road. The stillness shattered by a car engulfed in flames, and a burned body discovered in the driver’s seat. As the investigation unfolds, DCI Carol Jordan and psychological profiler Tony Hill quickly realise that this is more than just a tragic accident. And so begins the hunt for a truly terrifying killer, someone who believes he is invisible, untraceable and untouchable.

As other victims are found to have met the same terrible fate, and with more women at risk, Tony and Carol are drawn into a dark and twisted web of fear and revenge that will force them to question their own ideas of justice . .

A pulse-pounding mystery from the number one bestseller.

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Praise for Val McDermid:

‘It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go’ Daily Mail

‘So gripping it puts your life on hold’ The Times

‘As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get’ Sunday Express

‘One of today’s most accomplished crime writers’ Literary Review

‘McDermid remains unrivalled’ Observer

‘No one can tell a story like she can’ Daily Express

This is the tenth book in the bestselling Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series.

‘I love stories. My life has been book-ended and bookmarked by hearing them, reading them and telling them. In my mind’s eye, I can see where each of these stories unfolds . . .’

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In MY SCOTLAND, Sunday Times bestselling author Val McDermid takes readers to the landscapes she has known all her life, and the places where her stories and characters reside.

Accompanied by over 100 stunning photographs, this remarkable book uncovers Val’s own Scotland in all its glory – from the iconic Isle of Skye to the majestic streets of Edinburgh; from the undiscovered hideaways of the Highlands to the wild and untamed Jura.

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Featuring excerpts from Val McDermid’s bestselling novels and charting Karen Pirie’s Fife to Lindsay Gordon’s Glasgow, MY SCOTLAND is an unforgettable and uniquely personal journey.

An original short story from iconic thriller collection Match Up, edited by Lee Child, featuring a never-before-seen pairing between bestsellers Val McDermid and Peter James – along with their popular series characters Carol Jordan, Tony Hill and Roy Grace.

When the body of a woman is found without her feet, detective Carol Jordan and clinical psychologist Tony Hill team up with Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, whose team has made a grisly discovery of their own: a pair of human feet. Together, they make it their sole mission to catch a foot fetishist criminal.

For more exciting short story pairings, don’t miss all eleven short stories in Match Up!

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER …

Lee Child’s Jack Reacher will team up with Kathy Reichs’ Temperance Brennan to unmask a cunning killer. Val McDermid’s Tony Hill and Carol Jordan work with Peter James’s Roy Grace on a very unusual murder case.

These are just some of the never-before-seen pairings in Match Up – a brand new collaboration between the world’s famous crime writers. Edited be international bestseller Lee Child, this exclusive page-turning anthology promises the same thrills and chills brought to you by the previous collection, Face Off. Read on for the full list of author and character pairings:

Diana Gabaldon’s Claire Randall Fraser + Steve Berry’s Cotton Malone
Lisa Scottoline’s Bennie Rosato + Nelson DeMille’s John Corey
Sandra Brown’s Lee Coburn + C.J. Box’s Joe Pickett
Kathy Reichs’s Temperance Brennan + Lee Child’s Jack Reacher
Val McDermid’s Tony Hill + Peter James’s Roy Grace
Charlaine Harris’s Harper Connelly + Andrew Gross’s Ty Hauck
Gayle Lynds’s Liz Sansborough + David Morrell’s Rambo
Karin Slaughter’s Jeffrey Tolliver + Michael Koryta’s Lincoln Perry
Lara Adrian’s Lucan Thorne + Christopher Rice
J.A. Jance’s Ali Reynolds + Eric Van Lustbader’s Bravo Shaw
Lisa Jackson’s Regan Pescoli + John Sandford’s Lucas Davenport