1989 - The clever, heart-racing thriller from the No.1 bestseller

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
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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