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Val McDermid — bibliography and upcoming releases | Parutio

Val McDermid

120 workspublishing since 1900

Series

4 series

Karen Pirie7 volumesFollow the series so nothing slips by
Allie Burns3 volumesFollow the series so nothing slips by
PI Kate Brannigan4 volumesFollow the series so nothing slips by
Kate Brannigan4 volumesFollow the series so nothing slips by

Published

120 works · 1900–2025

2025

ReleasedNov 20
WinterPaperback
ReleasedSep 30
Crimebits 2 100 Opening Gambits for Great Thrillers and Linked Mystery PuzzlesPaperback
ReleasedMar 18
1999 The Brand New Thriller from the Number One Bestselling Queen of CrimePaperback

2024

263 releases abroad, with no edition in your reading language.

Released

Oct 24

Silent BonesPaperback

ReleasedSep 24

Queen MacbethPaperback · Audio

2023

ReleasedOct 12
Past LyingHardcover · Paperback · Audio
ReleasedSep 12
1989 Allie BurnsPaperback

2022

ReleasedOct 11
1989Paperback · Ebook · Audio
1989Hardcover · Paperback
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-ninePaperback
Nineteen Eighty-nineHardcover

2021

ReleasedOct 5
1979Paperback · Mass-market · Ebook · Audio
ReleasedAug 31
1979 The Unmissable First Thriller in an Electrifying, Brand-New Series from the Queen of CrimeHardcover
ReleasedAug 19
1979Paperback
ResistanceHardcover · Paperback · Ebook
Nineteen Seventy-ninePaperback

2020

ReleasedNov 27
Afraid Of The Christmas Lights An Eclectic Mix of Festive Shorts with All Profits Going to Support Domestic Abuse SurvivorsPaperback
ReleasedNov 5
Christmas is Murder A chilling short story collectionHardcover · Paperback
Still LifeHardcover · Paperback · Ebook · Audio

2019

ReleasedOct 22
My ScotlandHardcover
How the Dead SpeakHardcover · Paperback · Ebook · Audio

2018

ReleasedJul 17
Blue Genes and Star StruckPaperback
ReleasedJul 6
FootloosePaperback
ReleasedMar 20
Final Edition & Union JackEbook
ReleasedMar 20
Booked for Murder & Hostage to MurderEbook

2017

Insidious IntentHardcover · Paperback · Ebook · Audio

2016

ReleasedJan 28
Val McDermid 3-Book Thriller Collection: The Mermaids Singing, The Wire in the Blood, The Last Temptation (Tony Hill and Carol Jordan)Paperback
ReleasedJan 19
The Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Series, 1-4Ebook
Out of BoundsHardcover · Paperback · Audio

2015

ReleasedDec 8
Skeleton roadPaperback · Mass-market · Ebook
ReleasedAug 18
Place of Execution, APaperback
ReleasedJun 9
Stranded CPaperback
ReleasedJun 4
Stranded Short StoriesPaperback
ReleasedJan 2

2014

The Skeleton RoadHardcover · Paperback
Northanger AbbeyHardcover · Paperback · Mass-market · Ebook · Audio
Forensics The Anatomy of CrimeHardcover · Paperback

2013

ReleasedNov 1
Gunpowder Plots A Short Story CollectionPaperback
ReleasedAug 8
Cross Roads A Short Story CollectionPaperback
ReleasedJan 1
Cross and BurnHardcover · Paperback · Audio

2012

ReleasedDec 7
Christmas is Murder A Short Story CollectionPaperback
ReleasedSep 13
Vanishing PointPaperback · Audio
ReleasedJan 10
Val McDermid 2-Book Bundle The Mermaids Singing and The Wire in the BloodPaperback
The Vanishing PointHardcover · Paperback · Ebook

2011

RetributionPaperback · Audio
The RetributionHardcover · Paperback · Audio
Kate Brannigan: Clean Break (BBC Radio Crimes)Audio

2010

ReleasedJul 8
Kick BackPaperback
ReleasedApr 23
Xkilling Shadows Pb RsPaperback
Trick of the DarkHardcover · Paperback · Mass-market
ReleasedJan 1
Xlast Temtation AsdaPaperback
Life's Too Short

2009

ReleasedMay 22
The Wire in the BloodPaperback
ReleasedMay 22
Blue GenesPaperback
ReleasedMay 22
The Last TemptationEbook
ReleasedMay 22
Clean BreakEbook

2008

A Darker DomainHardcover · Paperback · Mass-market · Ebook
The torment of others The mermaids singingMass-market

2007

Beneath the BleedingHardcover · Paperback · Ebook · Audio

2006

ReleasedApr 23
Grave TattooHardcover · Paperback
The Grave TattooHardcover · Paperback · Mass-market · Audio
CleanskinPaperback · Ebook
Kick BackPaperback

2005

ReleasedSep
Conferences Are MurderPaperback
ReleasedAug 29
Torment of OthersPaperback · Mass-market · Audio
StrandedHardcover · Paperback · Ebook
Blue Genes + Clean BreakPaperback

2004

The Torment of OthersHardcover · Paperback · Mass-market · Audio
Dead Beat & Kick BackMass-market · Ebook

2003

ReleasedSep 29
Last TemptationPaperback · Mass-market
The Distant EchoHardcover · Paperback · Mass-market · Ebook · Audio
Distant EchoHardcover · Paperback · Audio
Hostage to MurderHardcover · Paperback · Audio

2002

The Last TemptationHardcover · Paperback · Mass-market · Ebook · Audio

2001

Place Of ExecutionPaperback · Mass-market
The Mermaids Singing The Wire in the BloodPaperback

2000

Killing the ShadowsHardcover · Paperback · Mass-market · Ebook · Audio

1999

ReleasedOct
The Mermaid SingingAudio
ReleasedJun
Place of Execution 12bk BinPaperback
A Place of ExecutionHardcover · Paperback · Mass-market · Ebook
ReleasedJan 1
Mermaids SingingHardcover · Audio

1998

ReleasedJun
Booked for MurderPaperback · Mass-market
ReleasedMay 1
Wire in the BloodPaperback · Audio
Star StruckHardcover · Paperback · Mass-market · Ebook
Booked for Murder A Lindsay Gordon MysteryHardcover

1997

The Wire in the BloodHardcover · Paperback · Mass-market · Ebook · Audio
Perfectly CorrectPaperback

1996

ReleasedSep 26
Clean Break Ein Fall für Kate BranniganPaperback · Mass-market
Booked for Murder The Fifth Lindsay Gordon MysteryHardcover · Paperback
Blue GenesHardcover · Paperback
Blue Genes A Kate Brannigan MysteryHardcover

1995

Clean BreakPaperback · Mass-market
A Suitable Job for a Woman Inside the World of Women Private EyesPaperback
The Mermaids SingingHardcover · Paperback · Mass-market · Ebook · Audio
Clean Break A Kate Brannigan MysteryHardcover

1994

Crack DownHardcover · Paperback · Mass-market

1993

KickbackHardcover · Paperback · Mass-market
Union JackHardcover · Paperback

1992

Dead BeatHardcover · Paperback · Mass-market

1991

Final EditionHardcover · Paperback
Open and ShutHardcover

1989

Common MurderHardcover · Paperback

1987

Report for MurderHardcover · Paperback · Audio

1900

Val McDermid Box Set: Wire in the Blood / Place of Execution / The Last TemptationPaperback

Date to be confirmed

Val McDermid Box SetPaperback
Die Erfinder des TodesHardcover · Paperback
Crime & Mystery Series Novel Collection 8 Books Set: The Distant Echo, Dead Beat, Common Murder, The Mermaids Singing, The Wire in the Blood, The Last Temptation, The Grave Tattoo, Killing the ShadowsPaperback
Wen es trifft und Wer den Wagen ins Rollen bringtAudio

Released

Mar 20

Report for Murder & Common MurderEbook

ReleasedMar 20

Booked for Murder and Hostage to MurderPaperback

Broken GroundHardcover · Paperback · Ebook · Audio

ForensicsPaperback · Ebook · Audio

Splinter the SilenceHardcover · Paperback · Audio

Forensics What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA, and More Tell Us About CrimeHardcover · Paperback · Audio

My Granny Is a PirateHardcover

Paperback

ReleasedMay 1

Crack Down: The third crime novel in the Kate Brannigan detective series from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller (PI Kate Brannigan Book 3)Ebook

ReleasedMar

Mermaids Singingmermaids SingingPaperback

Fever of the BoneHardcover · Paperback · Audio

Darker DomainPaperback

Schleichendes GiftHardcover · Mass-market

Xdistant EchoHardcover · Paperback