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Bywater Books

REPORT FOR MURDER

1st Lindsay Gordon Mystery

Val McDermid

“McDermid has created a complex and prickly detective whose working-class background sets her at odds with her companions, particularly her new lover, Cordelia, the shifting relationship intertwines a realistic romance with a solid detective story.” —Publishers Weekly

Freelance journalist Lindsay Gordon is strapped for cash. Why else would she agree to cover a fund-raising gala at a private girls’ school? But when the star attraction is found garrotted with her own cello string instants before she is due to go on stage, Lindsay finds herself investigating a vicious murder.

Print ISBN 978-1-932859-06-5

Ebook ISBN 978-1-61294-006-9

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Bywater Books

COMMON MURDER

2nd Lindsay Gordon Mystery

Val McDermid

“McDermid’s snappy, often comic, prose keeps the story humming.” —Publishers Weekly

A protest group hits the headlines when unrest at a women’s peace camp explodes into murder. Already on the scene, journalist Lindsay Gordon desperately tries to strike a balance between personal and professional responsibilities. As she peels back the layers of deception surrounding the protest and its opponents, she finds that no one—ratepayer or reporter, policeman or peace woman—seems wholly above suspicion. Then Lindsay uncovers a truth that even she can scarcely believe.

Print ISBN 978-1-932859-07-2

Ebook ISBN 978-1-61294-007-6

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DEADLINE FOR MURDER

3rd Lindsay Gordon Mystery

Val McDermid

“This taut story exploring the limits of friendship is well worth reading” —Publishers Weekly

“A single-malt Scots pleasure, Lindsay Gordon will only get better as she ages.” Laurie R. King, Edgar Award winner

When Alison Maxwell, a well-known Glaswegian journalist with an irresistible sexual attraction to both sexes, is found murdered the police look no further than the owner of the scarf used to strangle her. Lindsay Gordon, however, has other ideas. Maxwell was a serial seductress who kept a secret record of her encounters—including one with Lindsay herself. Recalling the threats that followed the end of the relationship, Lindsay knows all too well the feelings of rage, fear, and passion that Alison Maxwell could invoke. Soon Lindsay is embroiled in an investigation involving blackmail, stolen government documents, and the vested interests of a group of people determined to keep her from finding the truth.

Print ISBN 978-1-932859-08-9

Ebook ISBN 978-1-61294-008-3

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CONFERENCES ARE MURDER

4th Lindsay Gordon Mystery

Val McDermid

“Neatly constructed and splendidly sarcastic about the circus of union politics.” —Daily Telegraph