From the no.1 bestseller Val McDermid: journalist Lindsay Gordon becomes embroiled in a world of secrets, lies and blackmail in this gripping thriller When Alison Maxwell, a well-known Glaswegian journalist, is found murdered, the police look no further than the owner of the scarf use to strangle her, Alison's former lover, Jackie Fellow journalist Lindsay Gordon doesn't believe that Jackie is capable of murder and digs into Alison's life to find the true culprit. She soon discovers that Alison secretly kept records of her affairs. Suddenly the list of suspects is a mile long. Jackie's trial has already begun, and Lindsay is running out of time - can she find Alison's killer before it's too late? Praise for Val McDermid 'McDermid remains unrivalled . Brilliant' Observer 'Val McDermid is a born storyteller. absorbing reading' Sunday Telegraph 'A classic . McDermid pulls out all the stops.

Impeccable' Guardian * Originally published in the late '80s and '90s, these were groundbreaking crime thrillers about a lesbian investigative journalist set in Glasgow * Val McDermid is one of the hottest crime writers in contemporary crime fiction - her novels are consistent Top 10 Sunday Times bestsellers. * Television adaptation of Val McDermid's Karen Pirie series 2 is set to air next year Competition: In too Deep, Midnight and Blue, the Black Loch,What Night Brings, In a Place of Darkness; The Cut Throat Trial. Lee Child; Stephen King; Ian Rankin; Peter May; Mark Billingham;James Patterson, Stuart MacBride,The Secret Barrister; S J Fleet.