Report for Murder - Hardcover

McDermid, Val

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312038887 ISBN 13: 9780312038885

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 1990

Synopsis

When the star performer at a fund raising event is murdered, Lindsay Gordon, a lesbian journalist, must find the killer in order to clear her best friend's name

About this title

Review:

Praise for Val McDermid:

‘The real mistress of psychological gripping thrillers; no one can plot or tell a story like she can’ Daily Express

‘The Queen of Crime reigns’ Independent

‘McDermid remains unrivalled . . . Brilliant’ Observer

‘With the deaths of PD James and Ruth Rendell, Val McDermid is the obvious successor as Britain's Queen of Crime. For me, she has already held that title for many years.’ The Times

‘McDermid still writes with the telltale verve that's won her the accolade queen of psychological thrillers’ Guardian

‘No one rivals Val McDermid's skill at writing truly terrifying thrillers’ goodhousekeeping.co.uk

‘Move over V.I. Warshawski’ Options

‘McDermid has created a complex and prickly detective. The relationship intertwines a realistic romance with a solid detective story.' Washington Times

‘[She is] fresh and funny with a sparkling sense of time and place’ Literary Review

About the Author:

Val McDermid grew up in a Scottish mining community then read English at Oxford. She was a journalist for sixteen years, spending the last three as Northern Bureau Chief of a national Sunday tabloid. She is now a full-time writer and divides her time between Cheshire and Northumberland.

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0312038887
• ISBN 13: 9780312038885
• Binding: Hardcover