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Still life / Val McDermid.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Inspector Karen Pirie series ; bk. 6 | McDermid, Val. Karen Pirie novel ; 6.Publisher: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First Grove Atlantic hardcover editionDescription: 436 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780802157447
  • 0802157440
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 823/.914 23
Summary: "Cold case detective Karen Pirie... finds herself investigating the shadowy world of forgery, where things are never what they seem... When a lobster fisherman on an early morning run pulls in his traps, he finds something he wasn't expecting to catch--a body. Turns out the dead man was the brother of a senior Scottish government official who vanished without a trace, and Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is asked to take over the investigation. At the same time, a woman in the wealthy enclave of Perth is clearing out her sister's home after a fatal road accident and finds a mysterious camper van in the garage containing a skeletonized body. But who is it? And how long has it been there? The two cases will draw Karen into the world of imposters, identity theft, and art forgery" -- Provided by publisher.
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Book Garnett Public Library Adult Mystery Garnett Public Library Adult Books M McDermid, Val (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 35303000303104

"First published in Great Britain in 2020 by Little, Brown"--Title page verso.

"Cold case detective Karen Pirie... finds herself investigating the shadowy world of forgery, where things are never what they seem... When a lobster fisherman on an early morning run pulls in his traps, he finds something he wasn't expecting to catch--a body. Turns out the dead man was the brother of a senior Scottish government official who vanished without a trace, and Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is asked to take over the investigation. At the same time, a woman in the wealthy enclave of Perth is clearing out her sister's home after a fatal road accident and finds a mysterious camper van in the garage containing a skeletonized body. But who is it? And how long has it been there? The two cases will draw Karen into the world of imposters, identity theft, and art forgery" -- Provided by publisher.

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