Val McDermid

Da en tenåring kolliderer i bilen han har stjålet og havner i koma, avslører en rutinemessig DNA-prøve en forbindelse til en gammel uløst drapssak. Å finne svaret på denne gåten burde nå være en smal sak, men etterforsker Karen Pirie må snart innse at de nye sporene ikke er så nyttige som hun hadde håpet. Under overflaten er den fjerde og frittstående Karen Pirie-boken.

Tony Hill har god trening i å se mønstre, avsløre årsakene bak menneskets obskure handlinger. Denne gangen må han til bunns i en rekke selvmord. Ofrene er unge kvinner som har vært utsatt for grov nettsjikane, med det resultat at ikke orker mer. Men Tony aner han at det er noe mer som ligger bak. Kan det være snakk om drap? Hans tidligere partner Carol Jordan bekjemper for tiden sine egne demoner. Men til tross for personlige problemer, og med livet som om innsats, starter de to jakten på en meget farlig og utspekulert drapsmann. Val McDermids niende bok i den populære serien om Tony Hill og Carol Jordan

Number one bestseller Val McDermid is back with her most gripping, chilling and suspenseful novel yet.

"Former detective Carol Jordan and profiler Tony Hill make a welcome return in this whiz-bang brain twister of an investigation into the suspicious deaths of several women that encompasses the ugly side of Internet trolls."--Boston GlobePsychologist Tony Hill and former police detective Carol Jordan are back in Splinter the Silence--a masterful, compulsive read centered on the mysterious deaths of several women who were the victims of vicious cyberbullying. Is it violence if it's virtual? The outspoken women targeted by the increasingly cruel Internet trolls and bullies would say so. For some of them, the torrents of bile and vicious threats prove too much. They begin to silence themselves in a series of high-profile suicides. Or do they? Tony Hill isn't convinced. But he's the only one. After departing the force in a storm of grief, Carol Jordan is too busy messing up her life to care. Until she gets an unexpected second chance. Now it's game on, and the stakes have never been higher. Unpredictable and unputdownable, Splinter the Silence is a timely and disturbing look at the way the anonymity of the internet enables abuse--and a story of two of crime's most formidable enemies, confronting not just a killer but demons of their own. "Dynamic . . . Check out this tartan noir treat."--People"The novel is as rich in character development as it is in plot . . . We hold our breath as [the killer] plots his next murder and the team scrambles to find out who he is and what he plans to do. McDermid has delivered another stylishly written, complex thriller."--Minneapolis Star Tribune"Powerful . . . McDermid's prose is pure pleasure to read . . . The plot is tight, the story is thrilling, the ending is as satisfying as they come . . . To read Splinter the Silence is to experience a master operating at the height of her considerable powers. Prepare to be swept away."--Mystery Scene

Döden vittnar är en samtida psykologisk thriller som tar läsaren genom Skottland, från Edinburghs gator, vidare till Oxford och till sist, tillbaka till det forna Jugoslavien. Ett skelett hittas i en gammal förfallen skola i Edinburgh. Ett skotthål genomborrar skallbenet och kriminalkommissarie Karen Pirie, expert på cold cases, kallas in. Samtidigt blir en man mördad på Kreta och bägge dödsfallen tycks ha kopplingar till Balkankriget på 1990-talet. Döden vittnar är den tredje delen med kriminalkommissarie Karen Pirie i huvudrollen.

De döda talar. Till de som lyssnar. För rätt person avslöjar de allt om sig själva. Var de kommer ifrån och hur de dog. Och vem som dödade dem. Val McDermids Brottets gåta är en lärorik och fascinerande bok för alla deckarläsare. Med hjälp av spår från brottsplatsen kan en kriminaltekniker säkra misstankar och hitta svar på svårlösta gåtor. Vad säger till exempel likmaskar om tidpunkten för ett dödsfall och hur kan mikroskopiska DNA- spår avslöja en mördare? Val McDermid har löst mängder av komplexa kriminalgåtor i sina deckare. I den här boken närmar hon sig verkliga brottsfall och tar oss med bakom kulisserna vid kända brott, som Jack the Ripper och bombdåden i Madrid. Hon intervjuar kriminaltekniker om den slingrande resan från brottsplats till rättsal och deras berättelser är minst sagt fascinerande. Brottets gåta påminner oss om att verkligheten ofta överträffar fiktionen. Val McDermid är född i Skottland men bor idag i England. Hon är en av Storbritanniens främsta kriminalförfattare och hennes böcker har översatts till sexton språk.

Tony Hill har god trening i å se mønstre, avsløre årsakene bak menneskets obskure handlinger. Denne gangen må han til bunns i en rekke selvmord. Ofrene er unge kvinner som har vært utsatt for grov nettsjikane, med det resultat at ikke orker mer. Men Tony aner han at det er noe mer som ligger bak. Kan det være snakk om drap? Hans tidligere partner Carol Jordan bekjemper for tiden sine egne demoner. Men til tross for personlige problemer, og med livet som om innsats, starter de to jakten på en meget farlig og utspekulert drapsmann. Knusende stillhet er Val McDermids niende bok i den populære serien om Tony Hill og Carol Jordan

Number one bestseller Val McDermid is back with her most gripping, chilling, suspenseful novel yet, featuring two of the most distinctive and unforgettable characters in crime fiction: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan.

In the course of researching her best-selling books, McDermid has become familiar with many branches of forensics, and now she uncovers the history of this science and the people who make sure that for murderers, there is no hiding place. Forensic scientists can unlock the mysteries of the past and help serve justice using the messages left by a corpse, a crime scene, or the faintest of human traces. Now available in paperback, Forensics goes behind the scenes with some of these top-level professionals and their groundbreaking research, drawing on original interviews and firsthand experience on scene with top forensic scientists. Along the way, we discover how maggots collected from a corpse can help determine time of death; how a DNA trace a millionth the size of a grain of salt can be used to convict a killer; and how a team of young Argentine scientists led by a maverick American anthropologist were able to uncover the victims of a genocide. The journey takes us to war zones, fire scenes, and autopsy suites, reveals both extraordinary bravery and true wickedness, as we trace the history of forensics from its earliest beginnings to the cutting-edge science of the modern day.

"Heart wrenching. . . . McDermid delves ever more deeply into the psyches of the major characters . . . [and] excels in putting the reader at the center of the action. . . The Skeleton Road does an excellent job of wrangling with these big ideas inside a tightly paced mystery."--Janet Napolitano, Los Angeles TimesThe Skeleton Road, now available in paperback, is a gripping standalone novel about a cold case that links back to the Balkan Wars of the 1990s. In the center of historic Edinburgh, builders are preparing to demolish a disused Victorian Gothic building. They are understandably surprised to find skeletal remains hidden in a high pinnacle that hasn't been touched by maintenance for years. But who do the bones belong to, and how did they get there? Could the eccentric British pastime of free climbing the outside of buildings play a role? Enter cold case detective Karen Pirie, who gets to work trying to establish the corpse's identity. And when it turns out that the bones may be from as far away as former Yugoslavia, Karen will need to dig deeper than she ever imagined into the tragic history of the Balkans: to war crimes and their consequences, and ultimately to the notion of what justice is and who serves it. "McDermid [is] a deft hand at crafting murder mysteries heavily laced with psychological suspense. . . Evocative writing . . . From vertiginous start to electrifying finale, The Skeleton Road delivers twists-a-plenty in this tautly-told tale."--Daneet Steffens, The Boston Globe"Melds the political thriller with the police procedural . . . Feels both intensely personal and global. . . . Karen . . . once again proves herself a formidable character worthy of her own series." --Oline H. Cogdill, Associated Press

In this special 20th anniversary edition, Lee Child introduces the Gold Dagger award-winning serial killer thriller that began the Number One bestselling crime series featuring clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill, hero of TVâ??s much-loved Wire in the Blood.

Chilling tales of murder and revenge from the queen of the psychological thriller

"Long before our modern-day crime author draws a final, canny ace from her tartan sleeve, you'll have succumbed to the delights of Northanger a la McDermid."--The Boston Globe Now in paperback, Val McDermid's Northanger Abbey is an updated take on Jane Austen's classic novel about a young woman whose visit to the stately home of a well-to-do acquaintance stirs her most macabre imaginings. A homeschooled minister's daughter in the quaint, sheltered Piddle Valley in Dorset, Cat Morland loses herself in novels (and, of course, her smartphone) and is sure there is a glamorous adventure awaiting her beyond the valley's narrow horizon. So imagine her delight when her neighbors, the Allens, invite her to attend the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh as their guest. Cat quickly begins to take Edinburgh by storm and is taken into the bosom of the Thorpe family, particularly by eldest daughter Bella. And then she meets handsome Henry Tilney, who lives at the beautiful and forbidding Northanger Abbey. Cat is entranced by Henry and his charming sister Eleanor, but she can't help but wonder if everything about them is as perfect as it seems. Maybe she has just been reading too many novels? "There's an archness and precision to McDermid's prose that beautifully echoes Austen's own. . . . Engages in a witty conversation with the original . . . More than just a cover version. McDermid has taken possession of Northanger Abbey."--New York Times Book Review "A note perfect modern reworking of Austen's classic gothic satire. . . . Breezy, vital, inventive . . . [McDermid's] obvious pleasure in the task is as contagious as Austen's wit." --The Scotsman (UK)

The Queen of the psychological thriller returns with another chilling novel.

Skjelettets vei foregår i Val McDermids hjemby, Edinburgh, og handler om etterforskningen av en såkalt cold case. Et skjelett blir oppdaget, gjemt på toppen av en gotisk bygning som snart skal renoveres. Etterforsker Karen Pirie har som oppgave å identifisere flere tiår gamle bein og finner snart seg selv avdekke en serie gamle konflikter, falske identiteter og hemmeligheter som lenge har vært begravd. «En velskrevet psykologisk thriller med en slutt som slår deg i bakken.» The Independent on Sunday «En intelligent og altoppslukende thriller [...] underholdende og tankevekkende.» The Spectator «En av de dyktigste krimforfattere i Storbritannia. Val McDermid har en psykologisk innsikt som løfter henne ut av sjangerens tvangstrøye.» The Independent Les utdrag fra boka

The dead talk. To the right listener, they tell us all about themselves: where they came from, how they lived, how they died - and who killed them. Forensic scientists can unlock the mysteries of the past and help justice to be done using the messages left by a corpse, a crime scene or the faintest of human traces. Forensics draws on interviews with top-level professionals, ground-breaking research and Val McDermid's own experience to lay bare the secrets of this fascinating science. And, along the way, she wonders at how maggots collected from a corpse can help determine time of death, how a DNA trace a millionth the size of a grain of salt can be used to convict a killer and how a team of young Argentine scientists led by a maverick American anthropologist uncovered the victims of a genocide. In her novels, McDermid has been solving complex crimes and confronting unimaginable evil for years. Now, she's looking at the people who do it for real. It's a journey that will take her to war zones, fire scenes and autopsy suites, and bring her into contact with extraordinary bravery and wickedness, as she traces the history of forensics from its earliest beginnings to the cutting-edge science of the modern day.

Skyldfølelse og sorg har skapt en kløft mellom de kriminalitetsbekjempende partnerne psykolog Tony Hill og ex-DCI Carol Jordan. Men bare fordi de ikke snakker sammen betyr ikke det at drapene stopper. Noen dreper kvinner. Kvinner som har en foruroligende likhet med Carol Jordan. Dette er en morder som ingen andre, fast bestemt på å straffe sine ofre på den mest alvorlige og groteske måte. Slik saken utvikler seg, må Tony og Carol jobbe sammen igjen for å prøve og redde ofrene, og seg selv. INTERNASJONAL KRIMDRONNING!