Dead Beat, Paperback Book, By: Val McDermid

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.