Dead Beat

Dead Beat by Val Mcdermid
ISBN: 9780007142910
Release Date: 07 Oct 2002
Average rating:   (read by 10 members)

Categories: Crime & mystery

'This is crime writing of the very highest order ! Kate Brannigan has turned into the most interesting sleuthess around' The Times Dead Beat introduces Kate Brannigan, a female private detective who does for Manchester what V.I. Warshawski has done for Chicago. As a favour, Kate agrees to track down a missing songwriter, Moira Pollock, a search that takes her into some of the seediest parts of Leeds and Bradford. But little does she realize that finding Moira is a prelude to murder!

Rated 56279 out of 5333006 books
Recommended 1 times

Help us suggest similar books for your chance to win prizes


See All
VMARTIN57
Rated it   1 years ago
Brilliant read, but then every book in this series that I've read has been. I've been reading them out of sequence as well which doesn't seem to matter. I love the humour in these books. Especially love the parody of the Agatha Christie novel at the...

josiehenley
Rated it   1 years ago
I think Kate Brannagan is ace, but it's a shame she's not lesbian.

steiny2378
Rated it   4 months ago

Similar Books 100See All
Page of 34    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10    
The Office of the Dead

The Office of the Dead by Andrew Taylor

Average rating:   (read by 3 members)

The final volume in the acclaimed Roth Trilogy, which, like an archaeological dig, strips away the layers of a psychopath's history: 'Taylor has established a sound reputation for writing tense, clammy novels that perceptively penetrate the human psyche' -- Marcel Berlins, The Times It's 1958, and the party's over...
 
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Average rating:   (read by 4 members)

If you are either learning Arabic, or learning English as a second language (ESL) as a Arabic speaker, this book is for you. There are many editions of A Christmas Carol. This one is worth the price if you would like to enrich your Arabic-English vocabulary, whether for self-improvement or for preparation in...
 
Return to Groosham Grange

Return to Groosham Grange by Anthony Horowitz

Average rating:   (read by 8 members)

Someone is trying to destroy David Eliot's school. A year ago, he'd have been happy to see the end of Groosham Grange and its ghoulish teachers. Now, he's on course to win the Unholy Grail, a cup of magical power presented to the star pupil. But a series of suspicious mishaps sees the gap between David and new boy...
 
Page of 34    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10    
Book Forums 0SeeAll
Book Groups 0
There are currently no groups for this Book Be the first...
Book Events 0
There are currently no events for this Book Be the first...
We think you'll like...We think you'll like...
Login or Join to see what we recommend to you
All Time Top Books
Subscribe    See All
Stained: v. 14 by Joanne Hichens
Dangerous Visions by Harlan Ellison
Varieties of Scientific Experience by Carl Sagan
All Time Most Read
Subscribe    See All
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Top Authors this week
Subscribe    See All
J. K. Rowling
 
Stephenie Meyer
 
Stephen King