{"product_id":"buy-1979-val-mcdermid-conf20250428147","title":"1979 (Val McDermid)","description":"\u003ch1\u003e 1979 \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Author: Val McDermid \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Series: Allie Burns \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e About Book \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Publisher: Sphere \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Published date: 2021-08-10 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pages: 432 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e GoodReads Rating: 3.8 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e Condition \u0026amp; Size \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Size: Format C (Large Format) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Book Type: Paperback \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e Condition: Excellent. Slightly bent corners \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e Summary \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHailed as Britain's Queen of Crime, Val McDermid's award-winning, internationally bestselling novels have captivated readers for more than thirty years. Now, in 1979, she returns to the past with the story of Allie Burns, an investigative journalist whose stories lead her into world a corruption, terror, and murder.\n\n\nThe year started badly and only got worse–blizzards, strikes, power cuts, and political unrest were the norm. For journalist Allie Burns, however, someone else's bad news was the unmistakable sound of opportunity knocking, and the year is ripe with possibilities. But Allie is a woman in 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 the impending devolution referendum. And then Danny is found murdered in his flat. For Allie, investigative journalism just got personal.\n\n\nThe first novel in McDermid's newest series, 1979 is an atmospheric journey into the past with intriguing insight into the present, and the latest addition to McDermid's crime pantheon.\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McDermid, Val","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41756456681549,"sku":"CONF20250428147","price":105.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/3856\/4685\/files\/9780751583083_20250427_095642.jpg?v=1745825251","url":"https:\/\/readmatter.co.za\/products\/buy-1979-val-mcdermid-conf20250428147","provider":"Readmatter","version":"1.0","type":"link"}