Number one bestseller Val McDermid is back with her most gripping, chilling and suspenseful novel yet.

Don't miss Past Lying, the twisty new Karen Pirie thriller

'It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go' Daily Mail

'Incredibly suspenseful' Sunday Mirror
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'There are lots of things that ran in families, but murder wasn't one of them . . .'

When a teenage joyrider crashes a stolen car and ends up in a coma, a routine DNA test could be the key to unlocking the mystery of a twenty-year-old murder inquiry. Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is an expert at solving the unsolvable. With each cold case closed, justice is served. So, finding the answer should be straightforward, but it's as twisted as the DNA helix itself.

Meanwhile Karen finds herself irresistibly drawn to another case, one that she has no business investigating. And as she pieces together decades-old evidence, Karen discovers the most dangerous kinds of secrets. Secrets that someone is willing to kill for . . .

An atmospheric, gripping mystery from the number one bestseller.
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Praise for Val McDermid:

' Brilliant . . . Sensational . . . Unforgettable' Guardian

' Compulsively readable' Irish Times

' As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get' Sunday Express

This is the fourth book in the bestselling Karen Pirie series.