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A Darker Domain (Detective Karen Pirie, Book 2)
A Darker Domain (Detective Karen Pirie, Book 2) | Val McDermid
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The second riveting crime novel in the Karen Pirie series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid. A superb mystery The Times
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Jeg
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Love a hard back. Don‘t get too many these days. I seem to be escaping into all things Scottish and mysterious. I enjoy her Karen Pirie books a lot. This was very good but it got a little tedious near the end when the mystery was unfolding. Well rounded ending. Though one bit did feel tacked on and I had to think hard to remember what she was talking about. Once again I feel myself becoming invested in the characters. Need to find out what happens

Jeg Need to find out what happens to Karen and Phil. 8mo
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MallenNC
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I watched the Karen Pirie series on TV so I‘ve decided to catch up on the books. I like the cold case angle in the series and how seemingly disconnected cases end up coming together. The audiobook was great except when the narrator attempted a bad Italian accent. I hope they make more of the show so I can see how they do this one.

This was my #DoubleSpin for July

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 9mo
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TrishB
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There were so many twists in this story- blink and you‘d miss a whole thread 😁
Good stuff- enjoying DI Karen.
#serieslove23 2/6

Andrew65 Excellent, I really need to get back to this series. 👏👏👏 (edited) 11mo
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MicheleinPhilly
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Work has been idiotic so you know what that means! Thankfully Karen is actually the main character in this - the first entry gave me pause. And we got 2 convoluted mysteries for the price of one! 👍🏼

TrishB I have all this series on kindle but not read yet! 1y
MicheleinPhilly @TrishB Surprise surprise! 😉 1y
TrishB We will get to them all when we retire 😁 1y
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MicheleinPhilly @TrishB Don‘t remind me how long I have until I can retire, Trish! 😩 1y
DGRachel Ooh. I had an ARC of book 5 and I loved it. I meant to go back to the beginning! Thanks for the reminder. I‘m sorry work is 💩 1y
LeahBergen What‘s Judgey saying in the background there? 😉 1y
batsy @LeahBergen @MicheleinPhilly 😆 Her expression is too adorable. 1y
TrishB I think I can‘t afford to retire whenever it‘s supposed to be!! 1y
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Susanita
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Bonus queer author recommendation for #sundayfunday

How could I forget the Queen of Tartan Noir, Val McDermid? 🤦🏻‍♀️

BookmarkTavern This looks so interesting! Thank you for posting! 💙 (edited) 2y
Susanita @ozma.of.oz I don‘t know if the novel is queer, but the author is. She‘s another good follow on Twitter. 2y
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Andrew65
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First book finished for #Bookspin and second book finished for #24B4Monday, now at 12 hours

Another cold case, which is very well written. However I do feel it was longer than it needed to be. Great characters though and sone great plotting. I look forward to continuing the series, especially fir the character development.

#ProgressItNovember

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Cathythoughts We are reading her Christmas Stories for our Bookclub.... I‘ve met read her before 3y
Andrew65 @Cathythoughts I love and recommend her Tony Hill / Carol Jordan series. One of my favourites. 3y
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rabbitprincess
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The second installment in the DI Karen Pirie series, which is my favourite of McDermid‘s series. It‘s set in Fife and Pirie is a down-to-earth, realistic character. Spoilers for the first book in this series, so if you are a read-in-order person, read The Distant Echo first.
#BookSpinBingo #DoubleSpin August 2020

jenniferw88 Just watched Val's talk on her latest book at Edinburgh book festival - there's a tv series in the pipeline for this series next year! 4y
rabbitprincess @jenniferw88 Ooh I am very excited to hear that! Thanks for letting me know 😊 4y
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rabbitprincess @TheAromaofBooks Still working on my actual bookspin pick, but I think this month‘s board will be fuller than last month‘s 😄 4y
TheAromaofBooks Any progress is good progress!! 😁 4y
jenniferw88 @rabbitprincess obviously depends on covid & there's no casting news yet! 4y
rabbitprincess @jenniferw88 Indeed! Oh well, still something to look forward to 😄 4y
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AntoinetteBuchanan
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Starting with book 2 of a series makes me a little twitchy but it was available on RBDigital from the library and I needed a palate cleanser. Such an enjoyable and satisfying police procedural. Val McDermid is so reliable. 4 stars.

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AntoinetteBuchanan
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Karen Pirie kept me company In the sewing room this afternoon. I‘m really enjoying it

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Buechersuechtling
Nacht unter Tag: Roman | Val McDermid, Doris Styron
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Mehso-so

The book couldn‘t wow me. 🤷🏽‍♀️ The many changes in time (1984, 2007) and place (Scotland, Italy) made it hard to follow the plot. (Which might not only be a problem in audiobooks.)

Only after two hours I was able to have a feeling for the story and to distinguish between the persons. After that it was entertaining but all in all nothing that will leave a mark in me. 🤷🏽‍♀️

Maybe I‘m not supposed to be Val McDermid‘s audience.

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Buechersuechtling
Nacht unter Tag: Roman | Val McDermid, Doris Styron
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Being sick shortly before Christmas is kind of awful – but … it allows me to proceed considerably with my audiobook. 🤧

Continuation at hour 4,5 from 7,5.

Moony Gute Besserung! Schlage mich seit drei Tagen zum Glück nur mit einer leichten Erkältung rum. 5y
Sarah83 Gute Besserung 😉 5y
Buechersuechtling @Moony @Sarah83 Dank euch. Vielleicht komme ich diesmal auch mit einer Erkältung statt mit einer Grippe davon. ? 5y
Sarah83 @Buechersuechtling das hoffen wir mal. 🤗 5y
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Buechersuechtling
Nacht unter Tag: Roman | Val McDermid, Doris Styron
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Guess who fell sick on the first day of her Christmas 🎄 leave. 😢

🤧🧣🥶

I‘m really sad. But I will take some rest 🛋 while listening to my audiobook.

julesG Get well soon! It used to be like that for me, every damn year. As soon as I had finished the last day of work before Christmas, I fell ill. 5y
Buechersuechtling Thank you. 😘 Seems that I am lucky and just got a cold instead of a flu. But I feel rotten anyway. 5y
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Buechersuechtling
Nacht unter Tag: Roman | Val McDermid, Doris Styron
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The good thing about being caught in a two hour traffic jam today was that I finally had time to listen to this audiobook for 1,5 hours en bloc and not only (as I did the past few days) 10 minutes before falling asleep.

Listening in one piece definitely is better for the understanding of the story because there are two parallel plots, lots of different people and numerous time jumps that make it difficult to hear the story in small bites.

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Buechersuechtling
Nacht unter Tag: Roman | Val McDermid, Doris Styron
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Tada-da-daa‼️ My new audiobook. After I finished „Echo einer Winternacht“ I read everywhere that it shall not be one of her best books (which I can‘t judge because it was the first book I read from her but I also felt it wasn‘t very good) and that this one should be much better. So I grabbed it as I saw it being available this morning in my library.

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BekaReid
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Vall McDermid deftly weaves layered plotlines back and forth from Scotland to Italy, current day to 20 some years prior as DI Karen Pirie takes on a cold case investigation.

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Peaslady
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I like Val McDermid. I like crime thrillers. Nothing not to like really. These books are my comfort food.

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Minervasbutler
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I'm usually a big McDermid fan but this was fairly weak by her standards. Two stories that eventually come together but a rushed and unsatisfactory conclusion. Pity.

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andrew61
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Val Macdermid is a prolific crime writer whose books never fail to entertain. This novel finds her detective karen pirie investigating two crimes that focus on the 1984 miners strike. Well plotted and very satisfying.

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Hooked_on_books
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I decided to read this in Scotland since it is largely set there. Overall, it's just an average mystery. It bounces around in time with the mining strike of 1984 playing a role, which is interesting. Fun for the Scottish setting and I'll probably try another of her books, but I think Kathy Reichs is better.