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1979: The unmissable first thriller in an electrifying, brand-new series from the No.1 bestseller(Allie Burns)

1979: The unmissable first thriller in an electrifying, brand-new series from the No.1 bestseller(Allie Burns)


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THE FIRST IN A THRILLING NEW SERIES FROM THE NO.1 BESTSELLER

Pre-order Val McDermid's explosive new novel, 1989, now!

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She's on the hunt for a killer story . . .

1979. It's the winter of discontent, and Allie Burns is chasing her first big scoop. One of few women in the newsroom, she needs something explosive for the boys' club to take her seriously.

Soon Allie and fellow reporter Danny Sullivan are making powerful enemies with their investigations - and Allie won't stop there. When she discovers a terrorist threat close to home, she devises a dangerous plan to make her name.

But Allie is a woman in a man's world . . . and putting a foot wrong could be fatal.

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'A supremo of the genre at the height of her powers' PETER JAMES

'The Queen of Crime has delivered another masterpiece' DAVID BALDACCI

'Allie is a fabulous character, I'll go wherever she takes me' MARIAN KEYES

'A thrilling snapshot of a fascinating era' JANE HARPER

'McDermid at her nail-biting, heart-rending best' CHRIS WHITAKER

'Her best book in years' THE TIMES, BOOK OF THE MONTH

'Allie Burns is off to a flying start, and well worth following' SCOTSMAN

'A perfect snapshot of the social and political issues of the time' LINWOOD BARCLAY

'Full of wit, thrills and incisive social observation and features a marvellous new character' MICK HERRON

'I have been reading Val McDermid for twenty-five years, so I am really saying something when I tell you I enjoyed this novel the most' CHRIS BROOKMYRE

'The good news is that this excellent novel marks the start of a new series' GUARDIAN

'Brilliant characters, masterful plotting' CHRIS HAMMER

'An excellent opener to what promises to be an outstanding series' SPECTATOR

'The fast-paced storytelling flows irresistibly' IRISH TIMES

'Riveting' DAILY EXPRESS

'Sensational. One of Britain's most accomplished writers' SUNDAY EXPRESS

'A nail-biting new series' OBSERVER

About the Author :
Val McDermid is an international number one bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than forty languages. Her multi-award-winning series and standalone novels have been adapted for TV and radio, most notably the Wire in the Blood series featuring clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill and DCI Carol Jordan. The Karen Pirie novels have now been adapted for a major ITV series.

Val has been chair of the judges for the Wellcome Book Prize and the Gordon Burn Prize, and has served as a judge for the Women's Prize for Fiction, the Man Booker Prize and the Royal Society Book Prize. She is the recipient of eight honorary doctorates and is an Honorary Fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford. She is a visiting professor in the Centre of Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Among her many awards are the CWA Diamond Dagger recognising lifetime achievement and the Theakston's Old Peculier award for Outstanding Contribution to Crime Writing. Val is also an experienced broadcaster and much-sought-after columnist and commentator across print media.

www.valmcdermid.com

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Review :
Praise for 1979 The Queen of Crime has done it again, this time with Allie Burns, a relentless investigative journalist who birddogs crime and terror back in the days of typewriters and smoke-filled newsrooms. Masterfully set in Edinburgh, 1979 transports us from the first page. Val McDermid's latest is more than just a compelling story. It's an irresistible and palpable journey that's especially gratifying in today's remote world A brilliant novel by a supremo of the genre at the height of her powers. A cast of engaging new characters promise to make this an unmissable new series and a thrilling addition to the genre A tour-de-force by the amazing McDermid. From the very first pages she effortlessly transports us back in time . . . The plot and characters are remarkable and compelling. Hopefully, we will see the crackerjack Allie Burns back on the pages. The Queen of Crime has delivered another masterpiece Val McDermid is the absolute QUEEN. It's great that this is the first of a new series. Allie is a fabulous character, I'll go wherever she takes me and I'm dying to see what she does next Packed full of Val McDermid's trademark brilliance, 1979 is a thrilling snapshot of a fascinating era

McDermid is at her considerable best here . . . The good news is that this excellent novel marks the start of a new series

A brilliant thriller, as well as a perfect snapshot of the social and political issues of the time. If there's a novel that better captures what working on a newspaper was like back in the day, I can't think of it Unrivalled. Unmissable. Unforgettable. 1979 is Val McDermid at her nail-biting, heart-rending best

While "gripping" is an adjective over-used in book reviews, it's a fitting description of a sensational novel. A surefire bestseller from one of Britain's most accomplished writers

A new series from Val McDermid promises to be an event - and 1979 delivers. It's full of wit, thrills and incisive social observation, and features, in Allie Burns, a marvellous new character to follow through the years to come Absolutely fantastic. I have been reading Val McDermid for twenty-five years, so I am really saying something when I tell you I enjoyed this novel the most. Immersive in its authenticity and pungently atmospheric . . . For someone who remembers the print newsrooms in their heyday, it was a trip into the past so realistic I could smell the fag smoke on my clothes McDermid can do edge-of-seat suspense better than most novelists . . . An excellent opener to what promises to be an outstanding series Brilliant characters, masterful plotting and a pitch-perfect evocation of the heyday of newspapers. I loved it A nail-biting new series A fast-paced triple whammy of a thriller, with all three plots, each credible, running simultaneously. It uses all the crime-writing skills she has honed over the years, and adds something else - a pin-sharp portrait of tabloid journalism in its messy, misogynistic 1970s heyday. Allie Burns is off to a flying start, and well worth following down the decades A fast-paced triple whammy of a thriller, with all three plots, each credible, running simultaneously. It uses all the crime-writing skills she has honed over the years, and adds something else - a pin-sharp portrait of tabloid journalism in its messy, misogynistic 1970s heyday. Allie Burns is off to a flying start, and well worth following down the decades Val McDermid was a newshound at the time and it shows . . . This is her best book in years Allie is a gratifyingly multi-faceted character, and the sociopolitical elements here add a frisson The work of a writer at the peak of her powers The fast-paced storytelling flows irresistibly, and McDermid marshals a wide-ranging cast of characters with aplomb Her evocation of the Winter of Discontent is spare and skilful . . . allowing the characters, not the period, to take centre stage Captures the bleakness and misery of the era with pitch-perfect accuracy A superb evocation of the humiliations and triumphs of being a junior reporter, set against the backdrop of the broken Britain of 1979 . . . Riveting A novel as touching as it is gripping There are all sorts of reasons to love this book, from the unvarnished truth about newsrooms in the late 70s, to glimpses into social history . . . Engrossing An engrossing read A delightful throwback . . . McDermid looks back in anger - and with some measure of affection - at the vexed era she lived through that gave rise to her socially engaged mysteries The Crime Queen has done it again and created a character we will all come to know and love. A masterpiece A pacey read


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780751583076
  • Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
  • Publisher Imprint: Sphere
  • Height: 196 mm
  • No of Pages: 464
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 32 mm
  • Weight: 372 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0751583073
  • Publisher Date: 03 Feb 2022
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Series Title: Allie Burns
  • Sub Title: The unmissable first thriller in an electrifying, brand-new series from the No.1 bestseller
  • Width: 128 mm


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