Common Murder
Synopsis:
A protest group hits the headlines when unrest at a women’s peace camp explodes into murder. Already on the scene, journalist Lindsay Gordon desperately tries to strike a balance between personal and professional responsibilities.
As she peels back the layers of deception surrounding the protest and its opponents, she finds that no one — ratepayer or reporter, policeman or peace woman — seems wholly above suspicion. Then Lindsay uncovers a truth that even she can scarcely believe.
Series: Lindsay Gordon Series
UK Publisher: Women’s Press
Literary agent: David Higham Associates
Publication date UK: 1989
- Book 1 –Report for Murder (Womens Press 1987)
- Book 2 –Common Murder (Women’s Press, 1989)
- Book 3 –Final Edition (Women’s Press, 1991)
- Book 4 –Union Jack/Conferences are Murder (US)
(Women’s Press, 1993) - Book 5 –Booked for Murder (Women’s Press, 1996)
- Book 6 –Hostage to Murder (Harper Collins, 2003)
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Reviews…
Val McDermid is an inspiration.
— Herald
McDermid’s snappy, often comic prose keeps the story humming.
— Publishers Weekly
A well-pitched and topical mystery.
— Sunday Times
A terrific tale of conflict and contradictions, of conscience, choices and loyalties.
— The Midwest Book Review
