Still Life
BOOK 6 in Series
The number one bestseller and unrivalled queen of crime Val McDermid is back with her most exhilarating, breath-taking thriller yet.
The breathtaking new DCI Karen Pirie thriller. When a body is pulled from the sea, Karen must reopen a case from a decade before, drawing her into a sinister world of betrayal and dark secrets.
‘The bodies never stay buried forever . . .’
Publication date UK: 20 August 2020 (Little, Brown Book Group)
Publication date US: 19 October 2021 (Grove Atlantic)
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Still Life
Series: Karen Pirie Series – book 6
- 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
Brilliant . . . Sensational . . . Unforgettable. — The Guardian
Compulsively readable. — The Irish Times
As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get. — The Sunday Express
It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go. — The Daily Mail
The sense of McDermid’s books getting entangled with real life is particularly powerful. ― The Times
Still life shows that she is still at the height of her powers . . . deeply enjoyable, one of her best. ― Scotsman
Tremendous. An effortlessly gripping read. ― The Observer