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Past Lying

Karen Pirie, Book 7

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Past Lying

By: Val McDermid
Narrated by: Cathleen McCarron
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About this listen

 THE HEART-POUNDING NEW BOOK IN THE KAREN PIRIE SERIES, NOW A MAJOR ITV SERIES STARRING LAUREN LYLE

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Edinburgh, haunted by the ghosts of its many writers, is also the cold case beat of DCI Karen Pirie. So she shouldn't be surprised when an author's manuscript appears to be a blueprint for an actual crime.

Karen can't ignore the plot's chilling similarities to the unsolved case of an Edinburgh University student who vanished from her own doorstep. The manuscript seems to be the key to unlocking what happened to Lara Hardie, but there's a problem: the author died before he finished it.

As Karen digs deeper, she uncovers a spiralling game of betrayal and revenge, where lies are indistinguishable from the truth and with more than one unexpected twist . . .

The Queen of Crime Val McDermid is at the top of her game in her most gripping and fiendishly clever case yet.©2023 Val McDermid (P)2023 W. F. Howes Ltd Crime Crime Thrillers Mystery Private Investigators Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Haunted Heartfelt Cold Case

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Great story as always. Love this series. Engaging as always and back to form on the narration front!

Thank goodness the old narrator is back!

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Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is back with Cathleen McCarron. Was so glad I just happened to search for Karen Pirie and discovered a new title, and expertly narrated by Cathleen McCarron. Roll on the next one

What a great story

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So happy to find this has been reissued with Cathleen McCarron narrating the story. It felt like I was being enveloped in a cozy duvet! Comfortable and warm. It was so much easier to listen to, and I returned the previous version with Lauren Lyle narrating. I really like Lauren as an actor, but her narration was a bit jarring.

The narration

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So glad I didn’t buy the previous release with the other narrator. I have been enjoying this series because I like the character Pirie and also really enjoyed listening to McCarron wonderful narration.

Wonderful narration

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Really enjoyed listening to this book a good twist in the plot.
Well narrated and kept me intrigued from start to finish.

A good listen

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