1979 by Val McDermid
Synopsis
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.
Reviews
'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
About the Author
Val McDermid is a number one bestseller whose novels have been translated into forty languages, and have sold over eighteen million copies. She has won many awards internationally, including the CWA Gold Dagger for best crime novel of the year and the LA Times Book of the Year Award. She is the recipient of six honorary doctorates, is an Honorary Fellow of St Hilda’s College, Oxford and a Professor at the University of Otago in New Zealand. She writes full time and divides her time between Edinburgh and East Neuk of Fife.