Silent Bones-Val McDermid

The gripping new installment in the Karen Pirie series, now adapted into a major television drama.

Praised as “beautifully structured, witty and full of twists” (Ann Cleeves), “a perfect crime novel” (Kate Mosse), and “powerful, moving and wise” (Harlan Coben), this latest thriller delivers suspense at every turn.

The truth lies hidden just beneath the surface…

After torrential rain triggers a landslide on a Scottish motorway, a shocking discovery is made: human remains concealed within the tarmac more than a decade earlier. The body is identified as Sam Nimmo, a journalist who had been the leading suspect in the murder of his fiancée before vanishing eleven years ago.

With the case reopened, DCI Karen Pirie and her Historic Cases Unit are tasked with uncovering the truth. Who buried Sam Nimmo in the road — and what really happened all those years ago?

As secrets resurface and long-buried lies unravel, the investigation reveals that the past is never truly gone — it’s only waiting to be exposed.