Booked for Murder by Val McDermid

Booked for Murder

Val McDermid

The fifth book in Val McDermid’s Lindsay Gordon mystery opens with the ‘accidental’ death in London of bestselling author Penny Varnavides, one of Lindsay’s oldest friends. When police learn that the bizarre conditions of Penny’s death match those described in the manuscript of her unfinished novel, they arrest Meredith Miller, the long-time lover Penny had recently parted from on bad terms. Reluctantly lured across the Atlantic on the chance of helping Meredith, Lindsay (a crusty but lovable expatriate Brit) meets up with old friends and uses her journalistic expertise (and some old but impressive business cards from her days on a national newspaper) to dig up information. Who knew the contents of Penny’s unfinished book? And who might have wanted her dead? Dodging rude secretaries, obstructive literary agents, slippery publishers, and one determined baseball bat (should this have been a cricket bat?), Lindsay slowly eliminates possibilities until she is ready to confront the killer. While not the most exciting volume in the series, Booked for Murder does show off Gordon’s sleuthing skills, as well as her ability to turn the tables on evildoers. –Regina Marler

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Details

Genre Mystery
Copyright Date 1996
Publication Date Jun-97
Publisher Woman’s Press
Format Trade Paperback
Series Lindsay Gordon Mystery
# in Series 5
Notes Lambda Literary Award Finalist
Language English
Rating Good
Paper Type Electronic Format Available
BookID 1411

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