Report for Murder and Common Murder: Lindsay Gordon Mysteries #1 and #2 [Paperback]

Praise for Val McMermid???s Lindsay Gordon series

???A timeless mystery, well-plotted with crisp dialogue and solid characterization.??????Orlando Sun-SentinelonReport for Murder

???There???s a vividness and energy to this tale that makes it satisfying and convincing.??????The Washington PostonBooked for Murder

???Val McDermid is an inspiration.??????Herald(Scotland) onCommon Murder

???Her real skills in creating compelling characters, as well as a mystery that is profoundly twisted and filled with enough legitimate red herrings to stock Fisherman???s Wharf, blossom in this dark, chilling novel.??????Bay Area ReporteronFinal Edition

???A wonderful read???thrilling, scary and funny.??????Evening Standard(UK) onUnion Jack

???The writing is tough and colourful, the scene setting excellent.??????Times Literary Supplement(UK) onBooked for Murder

???McDermid???s snappy, often comic prose keeps the story humming.??????Publishers WeeklyonCommon Murder

???The macho world of the whodunnit has never seen a sleuth like Lindsay Gordon.??????Manchester Evening News(UK) onBooked for Murder

???Neatly constructed and splendidly sarcastic about the circus of union politics.??????Daily Telegraph(UK) onUnion Jack

???Full marks for plot, atmosphere, character, dialogue, politics, humour Oh hell, full marks for just about everything. I don???t know how Val does it, but I???m bloody glad she does.??????Crime TimeonBooked for Murder

Val McDermid's best-selling novels have won theLos Angeles TimesBook of the Year and the CWA Gold Dagger and Cartier Diamond Dagger Awards. She is also a multiple finalist for the Edgar Award, including for Edgar Nominee for Fact Crime Forensics, which won the Anthony Award for non-fiction. She lives in Scotland.