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A Darker Domain
Karen Pirie (Related to this series)
- Author
- Val McDermid
- Narrator
- Eilidh Fraser
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 1 August 2009
- Run Time
- 13 hours
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
Twenty-five years ago, a woman and her baby son were kidnapped and held to ransom. Catriona Grant ended up dead and little Adam's fate has remained a mystery ever since.
When a new clue is discovered in a deserted Tuscan villa – along with grisly evidence of a recent murder – cold case expert DI Karen Pirie is assigned to follow the trail.
She's already working a case from the same year. During the Miners' Strike of 1984, pit worker Mick Prentice vanished. Where did he really go? And is there a link to the Grant mystery?
The truth is stranger – and far darker – than fiction.
‘A superb mystery’ The Times
‘Val McDermid is a born storyteller’ Sunday Telegraph
‘A searing piece … McDermid orchestrates the tension with authority.' Express
‘Torture, warped psyches, unspeakable cellars: Val McDermid sends you to bed with lights blazing’ Sunday Times
‘One of the best modern writers of crime fiction … Excellent’ Scotland on Sunday
User Reviews
Book 5.0
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Excellent as always from Val McDermid. I particularly liked Eilidh Fraser’s narration.
stevew 2025-07-11
Details
- Author
- Val McDermid
- Narrator
- Eilidh Fraser
- Duration
- 13 hours
- Release Date
- 1 August 2009
- ISBN
- 9781407447605
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Crime and mystery fiction
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
The second riveting crime novel in the Karen Pirie series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid.Twenty-five years ago, a woman and her baby son were kidnapped and held to ransom. Catriona Grant ended up dead and little Adam's fate has remained a mystery ever since.When a new clue is discovered in a deserted Tuscan villa – along with grisly evidence of a recent murder – cold case expert DI Karen Pirie is assigned to follow the trail.She's already working a case from the same year. During the Miners' Strike of 1984, pit worker Mick Prentice vanished. Where did he really go? And is there a link to the Grant mystery?The truth is stranger – and far darker – than fiction.‘A superb mystery’ The Times ‘Val McDermid is a born storyteller’ Sunday Telegraph‘A searing piece … McDermid orchestrates the tension with authority.' Express‘Torture, warped psyches, unspeakable cellars: Val McDermid sends you to bed with lights blazing’ Sunday Times‘One of the best modern writers of crime fiction … Excellent’ Scotland on Sunday
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