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Book Cover for: Report for Murder and Common Murder: Lindsay Gordon Mysteries #1 and #2, Val McDermid

Report for Murder and Common Murder: Lindsay Gordon Mysteries #1 and #2

Val McDermid

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The Lindsay Gordon novels are the series that set internationally bestselling writer Val McDermid on the path to becoming the world-class crime writer she is today, collected into three volumes and now available as Grove Press paperbacks for the first time. In Report for Murder, we meet self-proclaimed "cynical socialist lesbian feminist journalist" Lindsay Gordon--McDermid's pioneering character--as she investigates the vicious murder of the headliner at a fundraising gala who is found garroted with her own cello strings. These books take Lindsay from a murder at a women's protest for which Lindsay's former lover is the chief suspect; to the death of a union boss for which Lindsay must prove her innocence; with stops along the way in the buzzy journalism world and the seething rivalries of London publishing; and all the way to St. Petersburg to retrieve the kidnapped son of a local car dealer. Longtime fans will be delighted to see the Lindsay Gordon series back in print, and for readers who have never encountered McDermid before, these books are a thrilling introduction to "Britain's Queen of Crime" (Times, UK).

Book Details

  • Publisher: Grove Press
  • Publish Date: Mar 20th, 2018
  • Pages: 512
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.20in - 5.50in - 1.50in - 1.05lb
  • EAN: 9780802127761
  • Categories: • Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths• LGBTQ+ - Lesbian

About the Author

Val McDermid's best-selling novels have won the Los Angeles Times Book of the Year and the CWA Gold Dagger and Cartier Diamond Dagger Awards. She is also a multiple finalist for the Edgar Award, including for Edgar Nominee for Fact Crime Forensics, which won the Anthony Award for non-fiction. She lives in Scotland.

Praise for this book

Praise for Val McMermid's Lindsay Gordon series

"A timeless mystery, well-plotted with crisp dialogue and solid characterization."--Orlando Sun-Sentinel on Report for Murder

"There's a vividness and energy to this tale that makes it satisfying and convincing."--The Washington Post on Booked for Murder

"Val McDermid is an inspiration."--Herald (Scotland) on Common Murder

"Her real skills in creating compelling characters, as well as a mystery that is profoundly twisted and filled with enough legitimate red herrings to stock Fisherman's Wharf, blossom in this dark, chilling novel."--Bay Area Reporter on Final Edition

"A wonderful read--thrilling, scary and funny."--Evening Standard (UK) on Union Jack

"The writing is tough and colourful, the scene setting excellent."--Times Literary Supplement (UK) on Booked for Murder

"McDermid's snappy, often comic prose keeps the story humming."--Publishers Weekly on Common Murder

"The macho world of the whodunnit has never seen a sleuth like Lindsay Gordon."--Manchester Evening News (UK) on Booked for Murder

"Neatly constructed and splendidly sarcastic about the circus of union politics."--Daily Telegraph (UK) on Union Jack

"Full marks for plot, atmosphere, character, dialogue, politics, humour Oh hell, full marks for just about everything. I don't know how Val does it, but I'm bloody glad she does."--Crime Time on Booked for Murder