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1979
A Mystery Novel by Val McDermid
Book 1 of the The Allie Burns Novels Series
Subgenres:
- Historical Fiction,
- Feminist
This book is for you if you're into...
- Gritty newsroom drama set in 1970s Scotland
- Female journalists fighting for respect in hostile environments
- Murky investigations into political unrest and corruption
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Val McDermid shares the Queen of Crime title with the iconic Agatha Christie, so it makes sense to include just one of her many crime novels in this list!
Allie Burns is chasing her first big scoop, and as one of few women in the newsroom, she needs something big for the boys to take her seriously. Soon, Allie and fellow reporter Danny Sullivan are making powerful enemies with their investigations - and Allie won't stop there. When she discovers a terrorist threat close to home, she devises a dangerous plan to make her name. But it’s not easy being a woman in a man's world, and putting a foot wrong could prove fatal…
A Scottish journalist is drawn into a world of corruption, terror, and murder in the new novel by "one of crime fiction's most eminent writers" (Entertainment Weekly).
The year started badly and only got worse—blizzards, strikes, power cuts, and political unrest were the norm. For investigative journalist Allie Burns, however, someone else's bad news was the unmistakable sound of opportunity knocking, and 1979 is ripe with possibilities.
But Allie is a woman in what is still a man's world. Desperate to get away from the "women's stories" the Glasgow desk keeps assigning her, she strikes up an alliance with wannabe investigative journalist Danny Sullivan. From the start, their stories create enemies. First an international tax fraud, then a potential Scottish terrorist group aiming to cause mayhem ahead of an impending referendum. And then Danny is found murdered in his flat. For Allie, investigative journalism just got personal.
The debut of an intense new series, 1979 is an atmospheric journey into the past with intriguing insight into the present, from a Diamond Dagger winner and multiple Edgar Award finalist.
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