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This is the 2nd book in the Kate Brannigan series by author Val McDermid. I recently read the 1st book 'Dead Beat' which was ok and was hoping that the 2nd book would be a lot better. It was better but still not really up to the high standard of other Val McDermid novels. PI Kate Brannigan is hired......more

Just to convenient First Sentence: The Case of the Missing Conservatories. There were just to many convenient things that happened in this one. I'm more and more convinced that I would not have picked up another book by McDermid it I started out with these books. So it's a good thing I only read a fe......more

I like the Kate Brannigan character - different from most of her other books. The book written in 1993 so is pretty dated where she uses computer technology and floppy discs but still a fun read for a Sunday morning.......more

Kate Brannigan is a partner in a Private Investigation business in London. She hates the country. She likes that she has a conservatory across the back of her home and Richard's next door. She can see him when she wants or keep her solitude. When her friend Alexis tells her that finally, she and her......more