Trick Of The Dark
An ambitious, pulse-racing read from the international bestseller
$25.44
- Paperback
544 pages
- Release Date
27 April 2011
Summary
When Charlie Flint is sent a mysterious package of cuttings about a brutal murder, it instantly grabs her attention. The murder occurred in the grounds of her old Oxford college a groom battered to death just hours after his wedding. As his bride and wedding guests sipped champagne, his alleged killers were slipping his bloodstained body into the river.
Charlie doesn’t know who sent the package, or why, yet she can’t get the crime out of her head. But as she delves deeper, and steps b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751543223 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0751543225 |
| Author: | Val McDermid |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Release Date: | 27 April 2011 |
| Weight: | 380g |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 129mm x 35mm |
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Wonderfully compelling stuff. - Daily Mail
A workout for the grey cells, perfectly executed. - Daily TelegraphThis standalone from the Scottish force of nature, and creator of Robson Green’s Wire In The Blood TV series, is a brutally clever story. - Daily MirrorKeeps you guessing till the last page. - BellaPlenty of surprises in store… A touching portrait of a group of young women on the verge of coming out about their sexuality in the hothouse atmosphere of an Oxford college. - Sunday TimesMcDermid, as usual, plots and writes with a commanding elegance. - The TimesSensitive and insightful. - GuardianMcDermid writes a fluid, compelling novel of manners underpinned by a believable plot, and Charlie Flint is a fascinating addition to the canon of female investigators. - Irish TimesAbout The Author
Val McDermid
Val McDermid is the author of 22 bestselling novels, which have been translated into 30 languages and have sold over 10 million copies. She has won many awards internationally, including the CWA Gold Dagger for best crime novel of the year and the LA Times Book of the Year Award. She was inducted into the ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards Hall of Fame in 2009.
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