{"id":40771,"date":"2026-08-22T23:03:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T23:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/?p=40771"},"modified":"2026-08-22T23:03:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T23:03:05","slug":"report-for-murder-by-val-mcdermid-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/report-for-murder-by-val-mcdermid-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Report for Murder by Val McDermid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\r\n\r\nWhen a prestigious girls&#8217; boarding school in Derbyshire falls into financial ruin, a high-profile gala fundraising concert seems to be its saving grace. Strapped for cash, cynical socialist and freelance reporter Lindsay Gordon reluctantly agrees to cover the event. The night takes a macabre turn when the star attraction, renowned cellist Lorna Smith-Couper, is discovered dead in a locked room\u2014strangled by her own cello string minutes before she is due on stage. When a close friend is wrongly accused of the crime, Lindsay steps into the fray to unravel a tangled web of long-buried secrets, academic rivalries, and institutional cover-ups to expose the true killer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n<h2><\/h2>\r\n<h2>Details<\/h2>\r\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n .TFtable<br \/> .TFtable td<br \/> \/*  Define the text for all the 2nd columns  *\/<br \/> .TFtable td:nth-child(2)<br \/><\/style>\r\n<table class=\"TFtable\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>ISBN: <\/strong>9781883523244<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Subtitle: <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Genre: <\/strong>Mystery<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Subject(s): <\/strong>England; Gordon, Lindsay (Fictitious Character); Gordon, Lindsay (Fictitious Character)\/ Fiction; Lesbians<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Publication Date: <\/strong>1998-01-01<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Original Publication Date: <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Publisher: <\/strong>Spinsters Ink<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Language: <\/strong>English<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Format: <\/strong>Paperback<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Pages: <\/strong>265<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Rating: <\/strong> <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Notes: <\/strong>Report for Murder (1987) is the debut novel by celebrated crime writer Val McDermid. 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