Trick Of The Dark

An ambitious, pulse-racing read from the international bestseller

Val McDermid author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group

Published:17th Feb '11

Should be back in stock very soon

Trick Of The Dark cover

*Huge opportunity to bring McDermid to her widest audience yet, drawing in all the Tony Hill fans for this stand alone thriller *Unmissable nationwide consumer campaign, flagging connection with Wire in the Blood *Large format, high frequency outdoor advertising *TV advertising *Digital marketing activity encompassing Facebook

A fascinatingly rich and complex mystery lies at the heart of this novel - McDermid's most ambitious and best yetWhen Charlie Flint is sent a mysterious package of cuttings about a brutal murder, it instantly grabs her attention. The murder occurred in the grounds of her old Oxford college - a groom battered to death just hours after his wedding. As his bride and wedding guests sipped champagne, his alleged killers were slipping his bloodstained body into the river. Charlie doesn't know who sent the package, or why, yet she can't get the crime out of her head. But as she delves deeper, and steps back into the mysterious world of Oxford colleges, she realises that there is much more to this crime than meets the eye...

Wonderfully compelling stuff Daily Mail A workout for the grey cells, perfectly executed Daily Telegraph This standalone from the Scottish force of nature, and creator of Robson Green's Wire In The Blood TV series, is a brutally clever story Daily Mirror Keeps you guessing till the last page Bella Layered with emotional and psychological complexity, this outstanding page-turner has television success written all over it Scottish Daily Record An accomplished thriller, jumping from the past to the present and back with ease, taking in a range of characters and their perspectives...Trick of the Dark had me ruminating for days Sunday Tribune A broad, winding murder mystery Sunday Telegraph Thoughtful, tender and always entertaining Guardian

  • Short-listed for Galaxy National Book Awards: Thriller & Crime Novel of the Year in association with ibookstore 2011

ISBN: 9780751543223

Dimensions: 200mm x 129mm x 35mm

Weight: 380g

544 pages