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McDermid, Val, 1955-

How the dead speak / Val McDermid. - London : Little, Brown, 2019. - 407 pages ; 24 cm - Tony Hill and Carol Jordan 11 . - Tony Hill & Carol Jordan ; bk. 11 .

"With Tony behind bars and Carol finally out of road as a cop, he's finding unexpected outlets for his talents in jail and she's joined forces with a small informal group of lawyers and forensics experts looking into suspected miscarriages of justice. But they're doing it without each other; being in the same room at visiting hour is too painful to contemplate. Meanwhile, construction is suddenly halted on the redevelopment of an orphanage after dozens of skeletons are found buried in the grounds. Forensic examination reveals they date from between twenty and forty years ago, when the nuns were running their repressive regime. But then a different set of skeletons are discovered in a far corner, young men from as recent as ten years ago. When newly promoted DI Paula McIntyre discovers that one of the male skeletons is that of a killer who is supposedly alive and behind bars - and the subject of one of Carol's miscarriage investigations - it brings Tony and Carol irresistibly into each other's orbit once again."--Publisher description.

ISBN: 9781408712269 1408712261 9781408712252 1408712253

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB9A1164 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019427622 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Hill, Tony, Doctor (Fictitious character) --Fiction.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hill, Tony, Doctor (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
Jordan, Carol, Detective Chief Inspector (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
Police psychologists--England --Fiction.
Police--England--Fiction.
Cold cases (Criminal investigation)--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Detective and mystery fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)

LC Class. No.: PR6063.C37 / H69 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 823.54