{"product_id":"silent-bones-val-mcdermid","title":"Silent Bones (Val Mcdermid)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE POWERFUL NEW THRILLER IN THE KAREN PIRIE SERIES, NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautifully structured, witty and twisty'\u003c\/b\u003e ANN CLEEVES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A perfect crime novel' \u003c\/b\u003eKATE MOSSE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Powerful, moving and wise' \u003c\/b\u003eHARLAN COBEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Full of humour, heart and trademark twists'\u003c\/b\u003e CHRIS WHITAKER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A corkscrew twist at every turn'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe truth is buried just beneath the surface . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen torrential rain causes a landslide on a motorway in Scotland, it reveals a crime scene: someone hid a body in the tarmac eleven years before. Journalist Sam Nimmo had been the prime suspect in the murder of his fiancée when he disappeared, and now DCI Karen Pirie and her Historic Cases Unit must find out who buried him, and why.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, in Edinburgh, new evidence reopens a closed case and the accidental death of a hotel manager starts to look like murder. But what did Tom Jamieson's book club have to do with his demise - and what will they do to keep their secrets?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKaren and her team begin to untangle a web of lies, one that connects their murder cases with Scotland's rich and powerful. They will be tested to their limits - and possibly beyond . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Blends procedural tension with eerie rural isolation' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eI PAPER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Showcases the agile plotting that makes this among the best crime fiction series today'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e IRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fiendishly elaborate plotting [and] it's fun to read too' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSCOTSMAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eVal McDermid is an international number one bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than forty languages. Her multi-award-winning series and standalone novels have been adapted for TV and radio, most notably the \u003ci\u003eWire in the Blood \u003c\/i\u003eseries featuring clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill and DCI Carol Jordan. The Karen Pirie novels have now been adapted for a major ITV series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVal has been chair of the judges for the Wellcome Book Prize and the Gordon Burn Prize, and has served as a judge for the Women's Prize for Fiction, the Man Booker Prize and the Royal Society Book Prize. She is the recipient of eight honorary doctorates and is an Honorary Fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford. She is a visiting professor in the Centre of Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Among her many awards are the CWA Diamond Dagger recognising lifetime achievement and the Theakston's Old Peculier award for Outstanding Contribution to Crime Writing. Val is also an experienced broadcaster and much-sought-after columnist and commentator across print media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewww.valmcdermid.com\u003cbr\u003e Instagram @quineofcrime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 448 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65922857173341,"sku":"K010725200","price":11.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/1072520000001A.jpg?v=1789417169","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/silent-bones-val-mcdermid","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}