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Val McDermid (Author)
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Publication Date: 1 Dec 2003 | Series: Kate Brannigan

‘Crime writing of the very highest order … Kate Brannigan has turned into the most interesting sleuthess around’ The Times

There was only one reason Manchester-based private eye Kate Brannigan was prepared to let her boyfriend help out with the investigation into a car sales fraud – nothing bad could happen. But by now Kate should know that with Richard you have to expect the unexpected.

With the unexpected being Richard behind bars, Kate seems to be the obvious choice to look after his eight-year-old son – who proves even more troublesome than his father. Kate finds herself dragged into a world of drug traffickers, child pornographers, fraudsters and violent gangland enforcers… bringing her face to face with death in the most terrifying investigation of her career.

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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins; (Reissue) edition (1 Dec 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0006490085
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006490081
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 17.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 238,439 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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‘Tough, funny and intensely topical. McDermid stands out as one of the few contemporary writers actually nourished by the here and now’
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‘Fast, fluently told story: Kate is as tough as Warshawski but less hung up on political correctness’
Daily Mail

‘Kate Brannigan is wonderful’
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About the Author

Val McDermid grew up in a Scottish mining community and then read English at Oxford. She was a journalist for sixteen years, spending the last three as Northern Bureau Chief of a national Sunday tabloid. She is now a full-time writer and lives in South Manchester.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Extremely enjoyable 16 Mar 2004
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Format:Paperback
I really like all of KB's novels, they have this characteristic ironic tone about them, as it is recounted in first person. Also, without going into much gory details, I find the crime writing suspenseful and entertaining. It also balances well character development and storyline, making for a very satisfying read.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A great start to a short series 24 Jun 2000
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Val McDermid started off by writing five schoolgirl mysteries, the "Lindsay Duncan" series. She then wrote five Kate Brannigan books before joining the big league with her mature works beginning with "The Mermaid's Singing". The Brannigan books are very satisfying light mysteries set in a working-class England that rings very true to one who experienced it first hand. I recommend buying all five Brannigan books, then reading then in chronological order starting with "Dead Beat". By the time to finish the five, you'll wish that Ms McDermid had written more of them.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant novel fronm Val Mcdermid 28 Jun 1999
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Crackdown was the first novel I read by Val Mcdermid and it was brilliant. Kate Brannigan is certanly one of the best female private investigators every created, and I look forward to reading more novels featuring her.
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5.0 out of 5 stars good book this
This is much better A good storyline and kept me interested to the end Would recommend this book to friends
Published 2 months ago by ruby bobbl
3.0 out of 5 stars Not memorable
I am a big fan of Val McDermid and I always enjoy her feisty female PI Kate Brannigan tales. This was not one of her best stories but it still filled a couple of hours escapism... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Stephanie Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars A cracker.
As usual an excellent read ,Val McDermid gives so much interesting diversive backgrounds to the main themesof this and all her other books and that makes each one a fresh... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Bob from Cardiff
2.0 out of 5 stars disappointing
After reading two other series by Val McDermaid, I was disappointed with this. The language was simple and there was no depth to the plot.
Published 8 months ago by Jane58
2.0 out of 5 stars I'm so disappointed!
I can't believe this book was written by Val McDermid. I've read four of her novels so far - The Mermaids Killing, The Wire In The Blood, The Torment Of Others and The Distant Echo... Read more
Published on 23 April 2006 by Gina Skinner
1.0 out of 5 stars I appear to be outvoted!
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It is boring. Th eplot is quite god, though lacks punch. Read more

Published on 23 Mar 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars A week in Manchester, so real you think you're there!
Brannigan at her best! Set in Manchester, UK Kate Brannigan Private Investigator deals with a case close to home. Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2000
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