"McDermid excels in putting the reader at the center of the action . .
. A tightly paced mystery . . . My bones tell me we haven't seen the
last of Inspector Pirie--or at least I hope not." --Janet Napolitano,
Los Angeles Times on The Skeleton Road
Internationally bestselling author Val McDermid is one of our finest
crime writers, whose gripping, impeccably plotted novels have garnered
millions of readers worldwide. In her latest, Out of Bounds, she
delivers a riveting cold case novel featuring detective Karen Pirie.
When a teenage joyrider crashes a stolen car and ends up in a coma, a
routine DNA test reveals a connection to an unsolved murder from
twenty-two years before. Finding the answer to the cold case should be
straightforward. But it's as twisted as the DNA helix itself.
Meanwhile, Karen finds herself irresistibly drawn to another mystery
that she has no business investigating, a mystery that has its roots in
a terrorist bombing two decades ago. And again, she finds that nothing
is as it seems.
An enthralling, twisty read, Out of Bounds reaffirms Val McDermid's
place as one of the most dependable professionals in the mystery and
thriller business.
"McDermid melds the political thriller with the police procedural for
an intense novel that . . . feels both intensely personal and global . .
. Karen . . . once again proves herself a formidable character worthy of
her own series."--Associated Press on The Skeleton Road
