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Still Life: A Karen Pirie Novel
Critic Reviews
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From internationally bestselling author Val McDermid comes a propulsive new Karen Pirie thriller that delves into a historic missing persons case, fake identities, and art forgery
DCI Karen Pirie, who finds herself investigating the shadowy world of forgery, where things are never what they seem.
When a lobster fisherman discovers a dead body in Scotland's Firth of Forth, Karen is called into investigate. She quickly discovers that the case will require untangling a complicated web--including a historic disappearance, art forgery, and secret identities--that seems to orbit around a painting copyist who can mimic anyone from Holbein to Hockney. Meanwhile, a traffic crash leads to the discovery of a skeleton in a suburban garage. Needless to say, Karen has her plate full. Meanwhile, the man responsible for the death of the love of her life is being released from prison, reopening old wounds just as she was getting back on her feet.
Tightly plotted and intensely gripping, Still Life is Val McDermid at her best, and new and longtime readers alike will delight in the latest addition to this superior series.
Book Details
- Publisher: Grove Press
- Publish Date: Oct 19th, 2021
- Pages: 448
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.10in - 5.50in - 1.40in - 0.90lb
- EAN: 9780802157454
- Categories: • Thrillers - Crime• Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural• Mystery & Detective - International Crime & Mystery
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About the Author
Val McDermid's best-selling novels have won the Los Angeles Times Book of the Year Award, and the Crime Writers' Association's Gold Dagger and Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for outstanding achievement. She is also a multiple finalist for the Edgar Award, including for the Fact Crime nominee Forensics.
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Yesterday's bestselling book was #TheCastaways by @lucyclarkebooks 📚😊 The last purchase of the day was #StillLife by @valmcdermid I wonder what today's bestselling book will be! 🤔📚 https://t.co/kHSbJtwD9K
Proud of growing up on Wadawurrung Country. Koling wada-ngal (let’s walk together) Loves reading; talking; Perennial Pollyanna and opinionated.
I just read ‘Still Life’ by @valmcdermid and just LOVED her casual Scottish words in to the story (yes I had to look them up, I’m Australian) but the story itself held me spellbound too the end. It happens a lot with her books and I am grateful. Thanks.
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Critics’ reviews
Praise for this book
PRAISE FOR STILL LIFE
"[A] cunningly crafted fifth novel featuring Det. Chief Insp. Karen Pirie . . . McDermid expertly balances the book's multiple mysteries, giving none short shrift. Vividly sketched characters, a colorful narrative, and myriad twists keep the pages turning . . . McDermid continues her reign as queen of the police procedural."--Publishers Weekly
"We read crime fiction for enjoyment, comfort and reassurance. McDermid provides all this . . . Still Life shows that she is still at the height of her powers; it is deeply enjoyable, one of her best."--Scotsman
PRAISE FOR VAL MCDERMID
"McDermid remains unrivalled . . . brilliant."--Observer (UK) on How the Dead Speak
"Further evidence that her 'Queen of Crime' status will not be challenged."--Scotsman on How the Dead Speak
"There are few other crime writers in the same league as Val McDermid. Her stories are ingeniously plotted, moody . . . Absorbing . . . It's Karen's character that's the enduring draw of this series . . . Out of Bounds is another terrific and intricate suspense novel by a writer who has given us 30 of them. As I said, there are few other crime writers in the same league as Val McDermid."--Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post on Out of Bounds
"Chock-full of crime . . . fans and newcomers to the series will enjoy the twists and turns."--Library Journal on How the Dead Speak
"McDermid's books are relentlessly excellent, with sympathetically flawed characters, well-crafted storylines, a clever twist or two, and crisp dialogue. It's no wonder she's considered the queen of Scottish crime fiction."--BookPage on Broken Ground
What people are saying
Happy, positive tweets about books and bookish things. Visit our shop, it's lovely and we have a cafe! Insta: @waterstonesharrogate Tel: 01423 531953
Yesterday's bestselling book was #TheCastaways by @lucyclarkebooks 📚😊 The last purchase of the day was #StillLife by @valmcdermid I wonder what today's bestselling book will be! 🤔📚 https://t.co/kHSbJtwD9K
Proud of growing up on Wadawurrung Country. Koling wada-ngal (let’s walk together) Loves reading; talking; Perennial Pollyanna and opinionated.
I just read ‘Still Life’ by @valmcdermid and just LOVED her casual Scottish words in to the story (yes I had to look them up, I’m Australian) but the story itself held me spellbound too the end. It happens a lot with her books and I am grateful. Thanks.