This is a collection of short crime fiction, not a long-form novel. It’s useful for your database because it features Kate Brannigan—McDermid’s private investigator who happens to be a lesbian—but you won’t find a single, sustained narrative here.
McDermid uses the shorter format to experiment with different voices. You get a mix of hard-boiled grit, classic puzzle-solving, and a bit of genre-bending. Brannigan is the anchor, and her sexuality is just a matter-of-fact part of her life, not the subject of the investigation.
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| ISBN: 9780007301836 |
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| Genre: Crime; Intrigue/Thriller |
| Subject(s): Fiction |
| Publication Date: 2008-12-07 |
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| Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers |
| Language: English |
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| Pages: 336 |
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| Book_ID: 106378 |