Booked for Murder

Lindsay Gordon, Book 5

By: Val McDermid

Narrated by: Caroline Guthrie

Why would anyone want to kill Penny Varnavides, bestselling author of the 'Teen Dreams' series? Her demise can't be the freak accident it first appeared – it's an exact replica of the murder method in her forthcoming book.

Only three people knew the plot of Penny's unpublished novel: her literary agent, her editor and her ex-girlfriend Meredith. In an effort to clear Meredith, Lindsay Gordon delves beneath the glittering facade of the seemingly glamorous world of London publishing in search of a murderer.

While hobnobbing with industry notables, Lindsay encounters an unsavoury mix of soured relationships, desperate power plays, underhanded fraud, and seething rivalries. Who, amongst this sordid group, wanted Penny Varnavides dead?

©1996 Val McDermid (P)2018 W. F. Howes Ltd

Critic reviews

“Funny and scary by turns; always sharp.” (Daily Telegraph)

“The writing is tough and colourful, the scene setting excellent.” (Times Literary Supplement)