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1989. The world is on the brink of revolution and journalist Allie Burns is a woman on a mission. When she discovers a lead about the exploitation of society''s most vulnerable, Allie is determined to investigate and give voice to the silenced.
Elsewhere, a ticking clock begins the countdown to a murder. As Allie begins to connect the dots and edges closer to exposing the truth, it is more shocking than she ever imagined. There''s nothing like a killer story, and to tell it, Allie must risk her freedom and her life . . .
The brand-new unmissable, heart-stopping thriller from number one bestseller, Val McDermid___________Praise for the Allie Burns series
''McDermid is at her consider
Trade Review1989, by
reigning queen of UK crime Val McDermid, is a sequel to her change-of-pace
1979 , the memorable beginning to a quintet of books set in a Glaswegian tabloid office . . . This is
every bit as accomplished as its predecessor, with the same
crisp sense of an increasingly distant era * Financial Times *
One of Britain's
most successful crime novelists . . . The novel evokes
glorious nostalgia for those who recall mobile phones like house bricks and laptops the size of suitcases * Sunday Times *
A book of many parts . . . [McDermid is]
subverting the crime genre to her own ends. How the remaining three volumes will turn out
is anyone's guess * The Times *
There is a great deal to enjoy in this novel . . .
McDermid remains a masterly setter of a scene and developer of a storyline. There is an
agreeable warmth to much of the book, and the evocation of the world of journalism and politics of the late 20th century is
convincing . . . [A book] that
will be deeply enjoyed * Scotsman *
Studded with
a wealth of period detail . . . It
whips along like bushfire * Herald *
McDermid convincingly recreates the grim era of AIDS, Lockerbie and Hillsborough while providing
several juicy mysteries for the reader to gnaw on * Daily Mirror *
Praise for 1979 * - *
The Queen of Crime has done it again . . . Irresistible -- Patricia Cornwell
McDermid is at her considerable best here * Guardian *
A supremo of the genre at the height of her powers . . . An unmissable new series -- Peter James
Allie is a fabulous character, I'll go wherever she takes me and I'm dying to see what she does next -- Marian Keyes
McDermid can do edge-of-seat suspense better than most novelists . . . An excellent opener to what promises to be an outstanding series * Spectator *
A tour-de-force . . . The Queen of Crime has delivered another masterpiece -- David Baldacci
Packed full of Val McDermid's trademark brilliance, 1979 is a thrilling snapshot of a fascinating era -- Jane Harper
While "gripping" is an adjective over-used in book reviews, it's a fitting description of a sensational novel. A surefire bestseller from one of Britain's most accomplished writers * Sunday Express *
A nail-biting new series * Observer *
Allie Burns is off to a flying start, and well worth following down the decades * Scotsman *
A new series from Val McDermid promises to be an event - and 1979 delivers . . . A marvellous new character to follow through the years to come -- Mick Herron
