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Val McDermid
Dead Beat
Book #1 of the Kate Brannigan Mysteries series
See the list of Kate Brannigan Mysteries books in order

Dead Beat

The stunning first novel in the Kate Brannigan series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid.

‘This is crime writing of the very highest order’ The Times

Introducing Kate Brannigan, Manchester’s most-loved private detective – a woman who won’t take no for an answer.

As a favour, Kate agrees to track down a missing songwriter, Moria Pollock. It was supposed to be a nice simple case, but the search soon leads Kate into the dark underworld of Leeds, Manchester and Bradford – and finally to a shocking confrontation with a killer…

Author: Val McDermid
Published: 1992
Page Count: 288

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