{"product_id":"broken-ground","title":"Broken Ground","description":"\u003cp\u003eVal 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 \u003ci\u003eLa Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Of The Year Award. She Was Inducted Into The Itv3 Crime Thriller Awards Hall Of Fame In 2009, Was The Recipient Of The Cwa Cartier Diamond Dagger In 2010 And Received The Lambda Literary Foundation Pioneer Award In 2011. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2016, Val Received The Outstanding Contribution To Crime Fiction Award At The Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival And In 2017 Received The Diva Literary Prize For Crime, And Was Elected A Fellow Of Both The Royal Society Of Literature And The Royal Society Of Edinburgh. Val Has Served As A Judge For The Women's Prize For Fiction And The Man Booker Prize, And Was Chair Of The Wellcome Book Prize In 2017. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't Miss The Series That Inspired The Major Itv Drama, \u003ci\u003eKaren Pirie\u003c\/i\u003e, Starring Lauren Lyle - \u003ci\u003eBroken Ground \u003c\/i\u003eIs The Fifth Karen Pirie Thriller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead Val Mcdermid's Masterful New Novel, \u003ci\u003e1989\u003c\/i\u003e, Now And Pre-Order The Eagerly Awaited \u003ci\u003eNew Karen Pirie Thriller\u003c\/i\u003e, Publishing October 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e___________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Compulsively Readable Tale'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'another Stellar Read From Mcdermid, And Further Evidence That\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eHer \"Queen Of Crime\" Status Will Not Be Challenged'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'somebody Has Been Here Before Us. And He's Still Here . . .'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen A Body Is Discovered In The Remote Depths Of The Highlands, Dci Karen Pirie Finds Herself In The Right Place At The Right Time. Unearthed With Someone's Long-Buried Inheritance, The Victim Seems To Belong To The Distant Past - Until New Evidence Suggests Otherwise, And Karen Is Called In To Unravel A Case Where Nothing Is As It Seems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's Not Long Before An Overheard Conversation Draws Karen Into The Heart Of A Different Case, However - A Shocking Crime She Thought She'd Already Prevented. As She Inches Closer To The Twisted Truths At The Centre Of These Murders, It Becomes Clear That She's Dealing With A Version Of Justice Terrifyingly Different To Her Own . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber One Bestseller Val Mcdermid Returns With A Breathtakingly Atmospheric And Exhilarating Novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e___________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise For Val Mcdermid:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'it \u003cb\u003eGrabs The Reader\u003c\/b\u003e By The Throat And Never Lets Go' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAs Good A Psychological Thriller As It Is Possible To Get'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'one Of Today's Most \u003cb\u003eAccomplished\u003c\/b\u003e Crime Writers' \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'mcdermid Remains \u003cb\u003eUnrivalled'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'the\u003cb\u003e Queen Of Crime\u003c\/b\u003e Is Still At The Top Of Her Game' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Is The Fifth Book In The Bestselling Karen Pirie Series.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber One Bestseller Val Mcdermid Returns With Her Most Breathtakingly Atmospheric And Exhilarating Novel Yet.\u003c\/b\u003eThere Is Nothing More Gratifying Than Watching A \u003cb\u003eMaster Craftswoman At Work\u003c\/b\u003e, And She Is On Fine Form Hereanother Stellar Read From Mcdermid, And Further Evidence That\u003cb\u003e Her \"Queen Of Crime\" Status Will Not Be Challenged\u003c\/b\u003eThe Masterly Handling Of The Pace And Plot, Blended With Brilliant Characterisation, Show Why Best-Selling Writer \u003cb\u003eVal Mcdermid Retains Her Title Of New Queen Of Crime\u003c\/b\u003eMcdermid's Deceptively Languid Style, Sly Black Humour And Metronomic Sense Of Pacing Delivers \u003cb\u003eA Compulsively Readable Tale\u003c\/b\u003eHer Trademark Combination Of \u003cb\u003eMacabre Suspense \u003c\/b\u003eAnd A Light Touch Keep You Reading Gratefully","brand":"Crossword.in","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46738308104409,"sku":"BK0495904","price":382.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/3066\/9017\/files\/91qInVB15zL._SL1500.jpg?v=1751279095","url":"https:\/\/www.crossword.in\/products\/broken-ground","provider":"Crossword.in ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}