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1979
Audio Book
Series: Allie Burns, Book 1
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
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Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: Nov 23 2021
Language: English
Hailed as Britain's Queen of Crime, Val McDermid's award-winning, internationally bestselling novels following the exploits of Tony Hill, Carol Jordan, and Karen Pirie, have captivated readers for over three decades and have made her one of the best crime writers working today. In her new novel 1979, she kicks off her first new series in nearly twenty years with the story of Allie Burns, a young investigative journalist whose work leads her into a world of corruption, terror, and murder.
It's only January, and the year 1979 has already brought blizzards, strikes, power cuts, and political unrest. For Allie Burns, however, someone else's bad news is the unmistakable sound of opportunity knocking, a chance to escape the women's stories to which her editors at the Scottish daily The Clarion have confined her. Striking up an alliance with budding investigative journalist Danny Sullivan, Allie begins covering international tax fraud and a group of Scottish ultranationalists aiming to cause mayhem ahead of a referendum on breaking away from the United Kingdom. Their stories quickly get attention and create enemies for the two young up-and-comers. As they get closer to the bleeding edge of breaking news, Allie and Danny may find their own lives on the line.
Drawing on McDermid's own experiences as a young journalist, 1979 is redolent of the thundering presses, hammering typewriters, and wreaths of smoke of the Clarion newsroom. A journey to the past with much to say about the present, it is the latest pitch-perfect, suspenseful addition to Val McDermid's crime pantheon.
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