Crack Down: A Kate Brannigan Mystery - V. L. McDermid Reviews

Crack Down: A Kate Brannigan Mystery - V. L. McDermid Fiction Book

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Newest Review: ... book;== My overall opinion was this was a good gritty crime novel. It was written in a clear and crisp way, full of suspense ... more

 ... while at the same time it was very fast paced and I found it enthralling and very exciting, as there was always so much happening within the story. This book was written in 1994 and is the third in the series of Kate Brannigan novels. However, I didn't find this an important concern, as what had happened in the first two novels did not have any impact on this one. I found this refreshing as I have found with other authors will refer to what has previously happened to the character and I find that quite annoying espe...more

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Crowned ReviewCrack Down: A Kate Brannigan Mystery - V. L. McDermid: A big set up? (1293 words)
by - written on 02/05/09 (Very useful, 231 readings)
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==Background:== I have only very recently started reading novels by this crime writer after a long break from her work. Many years ago I read 'Killing the shadows' then a few weeks ago I re-newed my acquaintance with her writing with 'Final edition'. So I was keen to try another one of her books and when I saw this one on sale at half price at my local bookshop I thought I must purchase it. ==About the author:== Val McDermid was born in Scotland in 1955. Like many successful writers her grounding was 16 years in journalism, before moving into writing books full time. So far she has writing 27 novels, five in the Lindsay Gordon series, six ...  Read the complete review

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