THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
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1989. The world is on the brink of revolution and journalist Allie Burns is a woman on a mission. When she discovers a lead about the exploitation of society''s most vulnerable, Allie is determined to investigate and give voice to the silenced.
Elsewhere, a ticking clock begins the countdown to a murder. As Allie begins to connect the dots and edges closer to exposing the truth, it is more shocking than she ever imagined. There''s nothing like a killer story, and to tell it, Allie must risk her freedom and her life . . .
The brand-new unmissable, heart-stopping thriller from number one bestseller, Val McDermid___________Praise for the Allie Burns series
''McDermid is at her considerable best''
GUARDIAN''Irresistible'' PATRICIA CORNWELL
''A brilliant novel by a supremo of the genre'' PETER JAMES
''Outstanding''
SPECTATOR''Another masterpiece'' DAVID BALDACCI
''Sensational. One of Britain''s most accomplished writers''
SUNDAY EXPRESS''A masterly setter of scene''
SCOTSMAN