# Broken Ground An Exhilarating and Atmospheric Thriller from the Number-One Bestseller

**Don't miss _Silent Bones_, the twisty new Karen Pirie thriller**  
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_'_**A compulsively readable tale'** _Irish Times  
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**'Another stellar read from McDermid, and further evidence that** **her "Queen of Crime" status will not be challenged'** _Scotsman_  
  
_'Somebody has been here before us. And he's still here . . .'_  
  
When a body is discovered in the remote depths of the Highlands, DCI Karen Pirie finds herself in the right place at the right time. Unearthed with someone's long-buried inheritance, the victim seems to belong to the distant past - until new evidence suggests otherwise, and Karen is called in to unravel a case where nothing is as it seems.  
  
It's not long before an overheard conversation draws Karen into the heart of a different case, however - a shocking crime she thought she'd already prevented. As she inches closer to the twisted truths at the centre of these murders, it becomes clear that she's dealing with a version of justice terrifyingly different to her own . . .  
  
**Number one bestseller Val McDermid returns with a breathtakingly atmospheric and exhilarating novel.**  
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**_Praise for Val McDermid:_**  
  
'It **grabs the reader** by the throat and never lets go' _Daily Mail_  
  
'**As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get'** _Sunday Express_  
  
'One of today's most **accomplished** crime writers' _Literary Review_  
  
'McDermid remains **unrivalled'** _Observer_  
  
'The **queen of crime** is still at the top of her game' _Independent_  
  
_This is the fifth book in the bestselling Karen Pirie series._

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- **Price:** 0.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** Little, Brown Book Group Limited
- **Type:** Val McDermid

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