Crack Down (PI Kate Brannigan, Book 3)

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The third stunning thriller in the Kate Brannigan series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid. 'This is crime writing of the very highest order' The Times Manchester-based private eye Kate Brannigan thought it would be safe to let her boyfriend help out with her investigation. But now he's behind bars and she's been left caring for his eight-year-old son. Soon Kate finds herself drawn into the world of drug traffickers, child pornographers, and violent gangland enforcers - bringing her face to face with death in the most terrifying investigation of her career.

Val McDermid grew up in a Scottish mining community then read English at Oxford. She was a journalist for sixteen years, spending the last three as Northern Bureau Chief of a national Sunday tabloid. She divides her time between Northumberland and Cheshire.

'Tough, funny and intensely topical. McDermid stands out as one of the few contemporary writers actually nourished by the here and now' Literary Review 'Fast, fluently told story: Kate is as tough as Warshawski but less hung up on political correctness' Daily Mail 'Kate Brannigan is wonderful' Frances Fyfield Praise for Val McDermid: 'No one rivals Val McDermid's skill at writing truly terrifying thrillers' Good Housekeeping 'The real mistress of psychological gripping thrillers' Daily Express 'McDermid's capacity to enter the warped mind of a deviant criminal is shiveringly convincing' The Times 'Val McDermid is undoubtedly the queen of British crime' Observer 'McDermid's expertly juggled plotlines and masterful handling of pace and tension tick all the best boxes' Guardian 'The queen of crime is still at the top of her game' Independent 'One of today's most accomplished crime writers' Literary Review 'Her writing is never less than excellent' Crime Time