Broken Ground ( Inspector Karen Pirie #5 )

A woman digs up a buried treasure—and a buried body—in the Scottish Highlands: “There are few other crime writers in the same league.”—Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post Six feet under in a Highland peat bog lies Alice Somerville’s inheritance, buried by her grandfather at the end of World War II. But when Alice finally uncovers it, she finds an unwanted surprise—a body with a bullet hole between the eyes. Meanwhile, DCI Karen Pirie is dealing not only with this cold case but with a domestic violence case, and as as she gets closer to the truth, it becomes clear that not everyone shares her desire for justice. Or even the idea of what justice is. An engrossing, twisty thriller, Broken Ground is an outstanding entry in this Diamond Dagger-winning author’s “superior series” ( The New York Times Book Review ). “As always, McDermid’s story lines are as richly layered as her protagonist.”— Publishers Weekly “One of the best things about this series is the details of Karen's working life, the obstacles as well as the satisfactions, and the small pleasures of her off hours.”— Kirkus Reviews Internationally bestselling author Val McDermid is one of our finest crime writers, and her gripping, masterfully plotted novels have garnered millions of readers from around the globe. In Broken Ground , cold case detective Karen Pirie faces her hardest challenge yet. Six feet under in a Highland peat bog lies Alice Somerville's inheritance, buried by her grandfather at the end of World War II. But when Alice finally uncovers it, she finds an unwanted surprise—a body with a bullet hole between the eyes. Meanwhile, DCI Pirie is called in to unravel a case where nothing is quite as it seems. And as she gets closer to the truth, it becomes clear that not everyone shares her desire for justice. Or even the idea of what justice is. An engrossing, twisty thriller, Broken Ground reaffirms Val McDermid's place as one of the best crime writers of her generation. 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. Val Mcdermid. First Published In Great Britain 2018 By Little, Brown.