Dead Beat : Book 1

Author: McDermid, Val

Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside

Published on 14 November 2019 by HarperCollins Publishers (Hemlock Press) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the PI Kate Brannigan' series.

Paperback | 288 pages
129 x 197 x 18 | 208g

The stunning first novel in the Kate Brannigan series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid.

‘This is crime writing of the very highest order’ The Times

Introducing Kate Brannigan, Manchester’s most-loved private detective – a woman who won’t take no for an answer.

As a favour, Kate agrees to track down a missing songwriter, Moria Pollock. It was supposed to be a nice simple case, but the search soon leads Kate into the dark underworld of Leeds, Manchester and Bradford – and finally to a shocking confrontation with a killer…