The Skeleton Road
BOOK 3 in Series
From number one bestseller, Val McDermid comes an atmospheric, spine-chilling tour de force — her richest and most accomplished psychological thriller to date.
When a skeleton is discovered hidden at the top of a crumbling, gothic building in Edinburgh, Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is faced with the unenviable task of identifying the bones. As Karen’s investigation gathers momentum, she is drawn deeper into a dark world of intrigue and betrayal.
Meanwhile, someone is taking the law into their own hands in the name of justice and revenge — but when present resentment collides with secrets of the past, the truth is more shocking than anyone could have imagined . . .
Publication date UK: 11 September 2014 (Little, Brown Book Group)
Publication date US: 02 December 2014 (Grove Atlantic)
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The Skeleton Road
September 2014 and bestselling crime author Val McDermid returns with a chilling standalone novel, The Skeleton Road. This is the chart-topping crime writer’s 28th book…
Val McDermid talks about The Skeleton Road
Val McDermid, the Queen of the psychological thriller tells us about her latest chilling novel, The Skeleton Road.
(Published on 8 Sep 2014)
The Skeleton Road
Series: Karen Pirie Series – Book 3
- Book 1 –The Distant Echo (HarperCollins, 2003)
- Book 2 –A Darker Domain (HarperCollins, 2009)
- Book 3 –The Skeleton Road (Little, Brown Book Group, 2014)
- Book 4 –Out of Bounds (Little, Brown Book Group, 2016)
- Book 5 –Broken Ground (Little, Brown Book Group, 2018)
- Book 6 –Still Life (Little, Brown Book Group, 2020)
- Book 7 –Past Lying (Little, Brown Book Group, 2023)
- Book 8 –Silent Bones (Little, Brown Book Group, 2025)
Reviews
Reviews
McDermid’s ability to wrong-foot the reader remains second to none: highly recommended. — The Guardian
A McDermid standalone is always an event to cherish because you don’t know who you’ll meet or where you’ll be taken. — Daily Mirror
The strands come together and lead to an eye-blinkingly effective climax. (an) intelligent and hypnotically readable thriller. entertaining and thought-provoking. Roll on next autumn. — The Spectator
One of the most accomplished crime writers in the UK, Val McDermid has an acute reading of psychology that lifts her out of the genre straitjacket. — The Independent
An efficiently crafted psychological thriller with an ending that knocks you sideways. — The Independent on Sunday
