The Distant Echo, Paperback/Val McDermid
Descriere
Bestselling, award-winning author Val Mc Dermid delivers her most stunning story yet in The Distant Echo---an intricate, thought-provoking tale of murder and revenge It was a winter morning in 1978, that the body of a young barmaid was discovered in the snow banks of a Scottish cemetery. The only suspects in her brutal murder were the four young men who found her: Alex Gilbey and his three best friends. With no evidence but her blood on their hands, no one was ever charged. Twenty five years later, the Cold Case file on Rosie Duff has been reopened. For Alex and his friends, the investigation has also opened old wounds, haunting memories-and new fears. For a stranger has emerged from the shadows with his own ideas about justice. And revenge. When two of Alex's friends die under suspicious circumstances, Alex knows that he and his innocent family are the next targets. And there's only way to save them: return to the cold-blooded past and uncover the startling truth about the murder. For there lies the identity of an avenging killer...
Despre autor
Valerie McDermid este o scriitoare scoțiană de romane polițiste, cu peste 30 de cărți publicate. Opera sa este considerată parte a unui subgen cunoscut sub numele de Tartan Noir, fiind recunoscută pentru reprezentarea neiertătoare a violenței. Cărțile sale au primit numeroase premii, printre care Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award și Cartier Diamond Dagger Award.