Trick of the Dark
Published by Little, Brown
Publishing date UK: 02 September 2010
Publishing date US: Bywater Books August 23, 2011
Paperback: 17 February 2011
Hardcover: 464 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown (02 Sep 2010 - UK)
ISBN-10: 1408702010
ISBN-13: 978-1408702017 |
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Paperback out 17th Feb. 2011
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'thoughtful, tender and always entertaining'
– Guardian
'broad, winding murder mystery'
– Daily Telegraph |
"McDermid remains unrivalled at yoking chilling scenarios to a pulsing narrative"
The Observer
"McDermid’s mastery of this genre is evident"
TLS
“Wonderfully compelling stuff”
Daily Mail
“A workout for the grey cells, perfectly executed”
Daily Telegraph
“Sensitive and insightful”
Guardian
Trick of the Dark is the brand new standalone novel from CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger recipient Val McDermid
Synopsis:
When Charlie Flint is sent a mysterious package of press cuttings about a brutal murder, it instantly grabs her attention. The murder occurred in the grounds of her old Oxford college – a groom battered to death just hours after his wedding. As his bride and wedding guests sipped champagne, his alleged killers were slipping his bloodstained body into the river.
Charlie doesn’t know who sent the package, or why, but she can’t get the crime out of her head. And with her professional life as a clinical psychiatrist in tatters, she has plenty of time on her hands to investigate.
But as she delves deeper, and steps back into the closeted, mysterious world of Oxford colleges, she realises that there is much more to this crime than meets the eye. And every step she takes towards the truth is a step closer to danger…
Read an extract from Trick of the Dark
Reviews:
Daily Mail
"Wonderfully compelling stuff"
Daily Telegraph
"A workout for the grey cells, perfectly executed"
Daily Mirror
"This standalone from the Scottish force of nature, and creator of Robson Green's Wire In The Blood TV series, is a brutally clever story"
Val Say's
'It was fun to delve back into my past to conjure up images of life in an Oxford college for TRICK OF THE DARK. I should stress that my own experiences as an undergraduate at St Hilda's College did not include murder except in the form of the detective novels that all my tutors seemed to devour. But this novel definitely involved a trip down memory lane for me.'
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