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Title details for Past Lying by Val McDermid - Available

Past Lying

#7 in series

by Val McDermid
Cathleen McCarron
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In this superb new addition to Val McDermid's masterful crime series, DCI Karen Pirie returns in a propulsive thriller of deceit and vengeance, set against the disquiet of a global pandemic
Britain's reigning "Queen of Crime" (The Scotsman), Val McDermid is the award-winning, internationally bestselling author of over thirty novels. The long-awaited seventh novel in the acclaimed series that has captivated audiences for twenty years, both on the page and now in the Edgar Award–nominated ITV/BritBox show, Past Lying is a full tilt novel of ego, retribution, deceit, and just how far one will go to settle the score.
It's April 2020 and Edinburgh is in lockdown. It would seem like a strange time for a cold case to go hot—the streets all but empty, an hour's outdoor exercise the maximum allowed—but a mere pandemic doesn't mean crime takes a holiday.
When a source at the National Library contacts DCI Karen Pirie's team about documents in the archive of a recently deceased crime novelist, it seems it's game on again. At the center of it, a novel: two crime novelists facing off over a chessboard. But it quickly emerges that their real-life competition is drawing blood. What unspools is a twisted game of betrayal and revenge, and as Karen and her team attempt to disentangle fact from fiction, it becomes clear that their investigation is more complicated than they ever imagined.
A tense, atmospheric page-turner, Past Lying reaffirm McDermid as one of the most talented crime writers of her generation.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Karen Pirie

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    March 26, 2024

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9798892733496
      • File size: 408287 KB
      • Duration: 14:10:35

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Scottish actor Lauren Lyle brings a subtle touch to this audiobook, set in Edinburgh and featuring DCI Karen Pirie, the character Lyle also plays in the television series. Pirie and her team are in lockdown during the early days of Covid when they're drawn into a barely cold case involving a student's disappearance and a dead author's unfinished manuscript that seems to lay out exactly what happened to the young woman. Lyle generally eschews big swings in tone and pitch, though her characters are satisfying and easily distinguishable. She is also consistently steady in the narrative portions of the book, though some listeners may wish for a bit more variety. Overall, Lyle gives a very good interpretation of a very good story. G.S. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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