Dead Beat (PI Kate Brannigan, Book 1)

The stunning first novel in the Kate Brannigan series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid.`This is crime writing of the very highest order’ The TimesIntroducing Kate Brannigan, Manchester’s most-loved private detective – a woman who won’t take no for an answer.As a favour, Kate agrees to track down a missing songwriter, Moria Pollock. It was supposed to be a nice simple case, but the search soon leads Kate into the dark underworld of Leeds, Manchester and Bradford – and finally to a shocking confrontation with a killer…

Reviews of Dead Beat (PI Kate Brannigan, Book 1)

`Solid pleasure… this moves along with the speed of a Porsche, so smooth you can almost kid yourself you haven't been sitting on the edge of your seat throughout'Mail on Sunday`Zippy action, a well-crafted plot and some refreshingly gritty northern truths'The TimesPraise for Val McDermid:'No one rivals Val McDermid's skill at writing truly terrifying thrillers' Good Housekeeping`The real mistress of psychological gripping thrillers' Daily Express'McDermid's capacity to enter the warped mind of a deviant criminal is shiveringly convincing' The Times`Val McDermid is undoubtedly the queen of British crime' Observer'McDermid's expertly juggled plotlines and masterful handling of pace and tension tick all the best boxes' Guardian`The queen of crime is still at the top of her game' Independent`One of today's most accomplished crime writers' Literary Review`Her writing is never less than excellent' Crime Time