A Darker Domain (Hardcover) by Val McDermid

from SamSattler

In1985, in Fife, Scotland, Catriona Grant and her infant son were taken by kidnappers who demanded that her wealthy father pay a huge ransom of cash and uncut diamonds to get her and his grandson back. Fearing that something would go wrong, Cat's father only reluctantly got the police involved in...

from jreeder

As always, Val Mcdermid delivers another original plot populated with protagonists for whom I want to cheer. I am never able to predict the trajectory of events in her stories, if I could I wouldn't enjoy them so much. It was an exciting read that I finished in two days, I couldn't stand the susp...

from Unkletom

I was initially drawn to the premise of a missing persons case where the person isn't reported missing until more than 20 years after he disappeared. How could that be? As it turns out, a miner who disappeared during a tumultuous strike in 1984 was assumed to have gone south with several other `b...

from kraaivrouw

Val McDermid delivers consistently good mystery fiction. Her series with Tony Hill is excellent throughout & I have yet to read a standalone of hers that wasn't also wonderful. McDermid writes wonderfully complex & twisty characters & plots. I also really enjoy her settings - typically the North ...

from maz74

This book proved to me that preconceived ideas are dangerous. I would never have chosen to read this book normally. British, with much of it set in the 80's during the miners strike, it sounded dreary as hell. I had to read it for my book group though, and I'm so pleased I did. I love a mystery s...