Broken Ground, Val McDermid
Broken Ground, Val McDermid
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Broken Ground

Author: Val McDermid

Narrator: Cathleen McCarron

Unabridged: 12 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/05/2018


Synopsis

Internationally bestselling author Val McDermid is one of our finest crime writers, and her gripping, masterfully plotted novels have garnered millions of readers from around the globe. In Broken Ground, cold case detective Karen Pirie faces her hardest challenge yet. Six feet under in a Highland peat bog lies Alice Somerville’s inheritance, buried by her grandfather at the end of World War II. But when Alice finally uncovers it, she finds an unwanted surprise—a body with a bullet hole between the eyes. Meanwhile, DCI Pirie is called in to unravel a case where nothing is quite as it seems. And as she gets closer to the truth, it becomes clear that not everyone shares her desire for justice. Or even the idea of what justice is. An engrossing, twisty thriller, Broken Ground reaffirms Val McDermid’s place as one of the best crime writers of her generation. “Expertly plotted … McDermid’s affinity for multilayered plots and complex characters continues to excel in Broken Ground.”—Associated Press

About Val Mcdermid

Val McDermid is the author of many crime novels and has created the notable characters Lindsay Gordon, Karen Pirie, Kate Brannigan and Tony Hill. Her novels have been translated into forty languages and have sold over 16 million copies. Visit her online at ValMcDermid.com.


Reviews

Slow burn multilayered mystery about the search for buried treasure that leads to the unearthing of a body left behind from a crime committed long ago. While this is book #5 in the series, it can be read as a standalone. Three crimes are the focus of Broken Ground: a buried body, a rape case, and......more

Goodreads review by Sumit

A Gripping and Atmospheric Thriller Broken Ground is a police procedural set in Scotland and the fifth book in the Karen Pirie series. Despite being the fifth book of the series, readers will not have any problem picking up on the main characters or understanding the story. It is absolutely not neces......more

Goodreads review by Baba

In search of a legacy left by a grandparent a couple break ground in the remote depths of he Highlands only to uncover a perfectly peat-covered preserved corpse with bullet hols in it! This sets up a second case for Karen's Historical Crimes Unit (HCU) in Scotland as they've already reopened a rape-......more