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Broken Ground


A Mystery Novel


Book 5 of the Karen Pirie Novels Series

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A woman digs up a buried treasure—and a buried body—in the Scottish Highlands.

Six feet under in a Highland peat bog lies Alice Somerville's inheritance, buried by her grandfather at the end of World War II. But when Alice finally uncovers it, she finds an unwanted surprise—a body with a bullet hole between the eyes.

Meanwhile, DCI Karen Pirie is dealing not only with this cold case but with a domestic violence case, and as she gets closer to the truth, it becomes clear that not everyone shares her desire for justice. Or even the idea of what justice is.

An engrossing, twisty thriller, Broken Ground is an outstanding entry in this Diamond Dagger-winning author's series.

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