Still Life: The heart-pounding number one bestseller from the Queen of Crime

Reviews

Peter Griffiths

Karen’s personal life also plays a role in the story. Pirie’s ambitious supervisor has saddled her with investigating a recent death that may be tied to an unsolved disappearance of a senior civil servant ten years earlier.

Zoe G

The two investigations are fascinating. Still, although she may be hot headed at times, hence the KP nuts, she isn’t stupid and knows not to overstep the mark. The storylines show the everyday activities of police enquiries but soon both cases hot up as the resolutions come into play.

@novel_natters

Overall recommended. DCI Charlie Todd has his first murder case but when the body turns out to belong to a suspect in an historic case, that of a missing civil servant Iain Auld, senior police officer ACC Mackie decides that Karen should take the overall lead on that case too. Perfect for fans of police procedurals, it's dual caseload will keep you on your toes and turning those pages long after you should have turned the lights out.

SoCal Reviewer

In Still Life McDermid has nevertheless produced a solid, worthy installment, and an engaging procedural. The Northern Irish Police join up with Karen and Daisy in the final chase of the Auld case whilst Jason finds himself in a very difficult situation in Stockport.

J - loves books, reads books

As Karen, Jason and Daisy investigate the cases. Book: Purchased

penny s

I loved playing detective and the ride to it though. Val McDermid has written better novels than this. These two have grown into a well oiled team.

4. She’s been seeing Hamish for about six months it’s been quite a step for her since Phil’s death. Those close to her don’t want her to get in any trouble over what she might do.