- Paperback
- Publisher: Vista Books (1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0575600020
- ISBN-13: 978-0575600027
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,597,736 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is one in Val McDermid's "Kate Brannigan" series and is up to her usual high standard. Kate is a very believable PI with personal and domestic problems, just like everyone else with a life! There are no pretentions here, just an upbeat, pacy, investigation into stange circumstances surrounding the death of a fading rock star's ex-girlfriend. Plenty of booze, takeaways and witty one-liners. Great stuff!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am a supporter of McDermid's work and have read all the Tony Hill novels so thought I would start at the begining with the Kate Brannigan ones. I am greatly disappointed, the story wasn't quite on par with the Tony Hill stories.
You can make your way to the end of the book without much difficulty and at no point did I consider aborting the it but I would not recommend this book.
You can make your way to the end of the book without much difficulty and at no point did I consider aborting the it but I would not recommend this book.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
How Kate Brannigan singlehandedlly takes on the drug barons of Manchester, babysits her boyfriend's son, risking her life in the process, and all in the name of love, leaves you gasping for breath! Utterly believable and down-to-earth too.
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rock and roll
This story takes kate Brannigan into the rock and roll world of her boyfriend . It is very simple and yet very cleverly plotted. This is easy reading crime at it's most enjoyable.
Published 7 months ago by A. Browne
enjoyable crime
As usual with Val McDermid it was a great read, have never read anything of hers yet that I haven't enjoyed thoroughly.
Published on 27 April 2009 by Tuxedocat
Disappointing
I too came to this having read Val McDermid's Tony Hill novels which I love. At times this reminded me of an Enid Blyton famous five crime novel! Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2008 by Roz
just a personal view
The victim is black, female, an ex-heroin addict and ex-prostitute who became homosexual, for whom the reader is encouraged to feel sympathy. Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2008 by Jenny PT
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