"Tightly plotted . . . McDermid applies her formidable intelligence
and muscular style to the kind of urban crime novel that gives Scotland
its tough rep and vigorous lingo . . . [A] superior series."--Marilyn
Stasio, New York Times Book Review
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. It's a cold case that should be
straightforward. But it's as twisted as the DNA helix itself. Meanwhile,
Karen, mired in grief after the death of her partner, finds herself
irresistibly drawn to a mystery that has its roots in a terrorist
bombing two decades ago. Karen's intuition is telling her something
doesn't add up. But is she onto something? Or has she, as her boss has
been waiting for, gone too far this time? An enthralling, twisty read
that takes Karen into the vagaries of privacy law, the history of the
Northern Irish Troubles, and right into the heart of power in London,
Out of Bounds reaffirms Val McDermid's place as one of our finest
crime writers.
"A thriller as steely and superlative as its heroine." --O, The Oprah
Magazine
"There are few other crime writers in the same league as Val McDermid .
. . Another terrific and intricate suspense novel by a writer who has
given us 30 of them."-- Washington Post
"Exciting . . . [McDermid] balances the intense character studies in
Out of Bounds with an inside view of the Scottish legal system and
again shows her acuity in producing intelligent thrillers."--
Associated Press
"Thirty books in, most crime writers start to flag, but not Val McDermid
. . . McDermid's work always slashes like a knife."--The Globe and
Mail (Canada)
