Still Life

Karen Pirie, Book 6

By: Val McDermid

Narrated by: Cathleen McCarron

Hailed as the UK's Queen of Crime, Val McDermid is the award-winning, internationally best-selling author of more than 30 novels and one of the best crime writers working today. With Still Life, McDermid returns to her propulsive series featuring cold-case Detective Karen Pirie, who finds herself investigating the shadowy world of forgery, where things are never what they seem.

When a lobster fisherman on an early morning run pulls in his traps, he finds something he wasn't expecting to catch - a body. When police discover the dead man was the brother of a senior Scottish government official who vanished without a trace, Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie takes over the investigation.

At the same time, a woman in the wealthy enclave of Perth is clearing out her sister's home after a fatal road accident and finds a mysterious camper van in the garage containing a skeletonized body. But who is it? And how long has it been there? The two cases will draw DCI Pirie into the world of imposters, identity theft, and art forgery. Meanwhile, the man responsible for the death of the love of Karen's life is being released from prison, just as Karen was getting back on her feet.

Intensely gripping from the first moment, Still Life is further proof that McDermid is writing at the top of her game. Longtime fans and new listeners alike will find it hard to pause this tightly plotted thriller.

©2020 Val McDermid (P)2020 Recorded Books

Karen Pirie Is Back

I am a fan of Val McDermid in general, and Karen Pirie in particular. She is written as a woman I would want to know. Both cases in this book were really interesting and I hope we will see more of new addition Amy in future books.

Hopefully not goodby to Karen Pirie!

Great story, excellent narrator as usual and a good amount of danger and excitement. Love the character development; new detectives and friends in Karen’s world. She really is the best interviewer in the business😁

Great mystery

Familiar characters with a few new ones. Read all the Karen Pirie books and enjoyed them all.

A real humdinger

this is the meaty and substantial Val mcdermid and a real pleasure to listen to. Thanks for the great work. Sometimes her endings fall flat and while I liked the way this one ended, I wished there would have been a confrontation between the main villain and Karen.

5

An easy 5, this author still fascinates me after after listening to
several of her books. It starts low key, ho hum, then I get sucked in to the unfolding depths of character while gradually hearing the arcitecture
of a well plotted mystery. Val is simply a wonderful writer.