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Broken Ground

Karen Pirie, Book 5

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By: Val McDermid
Narrated by: Cathleen McCarron
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Summary

When a body is discovered in the remote depths of the Highlands, DCI Karen Pirie finds herself in the right place at the right time. Unearthed with someone's long-buried inheritance, the victim seems to belong to the distant past - until new evidence suggests otherwise, and Karen is called in to unravel a case where nothing is as it seems. 

It's not long before an overheard conversation draws Karen into the heart of a different case, however - a shocking crime she thought she'd already prevented. As she inches closer to the twisted truths at the centre of these murders, it becomes clear that she's dealing with a version of justice terrifyingly different to her own....

©2018 Val McDermid (P)2018 W. F. Howes Ltd Mystery Crime Fiction Exciting Suspense
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The series of Karen Pirie books just gets better and better , you even get three cases to resolve in one mystery so no chance of getting bored. Can’t wait for the next in the series 😊

Pirie just gets better....

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A great listen from start to finish. Brilliant characters, as always, from Val and brought to life by Cathleen's narration.

Excellent as always!

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I was hooked right from the first. It made me antisocial, every time someone disturbed my listening I went to another room!

Gripping

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I loved this story from start to finish - another awesome tale from Val McDermid. Karen as a character is really developing, she knows what needs to be done to secure justice and will take no sh*t in her efforts to do the right thing. The story works well and splits between the different time zones with ease. It's a real mystery - had me guessing about what would happen next every step of the way.
Hamish is intriguing, hopefully a character we'll get to find out more about in future novels.
Finally, The Mint with WWPD (What Would Phil Do?) love it!

Brilliant Story

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The story was an interesting mix of crimes but I’m really fed up with the whole bad head cop schtick which appears very often these days - just rather predictable. The narrator was mostly pretty good except when she was doing the bad female cop - was more panto than policewoman.

Ok but not Val’s best

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