Silent Bones: A Karen Pirie Novel (Karen Pirie Novels Book 8)

Name: Silent Bones: A Karen Pirie Novel (Karen Pirie Novels Book 8)
Price: 9.24 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.2 (8544 reviews)
Author: Val McDermid

by Val McDermid

Mystery Thriller

4.2 (8,544)

4.2 stars from 8,544 reviews. One of the highest rated Mystery Thriller books we track.

432 pages~7.2 hr readPublished by Little, Brown Book Group LimitedPublished 2024-01-01

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Last checked: May 30, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You love procedural crime fiction where the detective work itself is as gripping as the mystery, especially when characters have genuine professional stakes.
You're invested in Karen Pirie's team and want to see how they've evolved by book eight, following a character whose intelligence and pragmatism feel earned rather than imposed.
You enjoy Scottish settings that feel real, with political texture and local detail that goes beyond mere backdrop.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer standalone crime novels or single-POV narratives, since this is book eight in a series with established team dynamics.
You want fast-paced action and high-stakes chases; McDermid's strength is methodical investigation and character depth rather than adrenaline.
You're uncomfortable with explorations of murder within intimate relationships or expect your mysteries to resolve cleanly without moral ambiguity.

About this book

Scotland, 2025. A landslide on a motorway caused by heavy winter rain unearths a skeleton buried eleven years earlier. The remains belong to Sam Nimmo, an investigative journalist who disappeared after becoming a suspect in his girlfriend's murder. Nimmo had been investigating the murky politics of the Scottish independence referendum before he vanished. DCI Karen Pirie, chief of Police Scotland's Historic Cases Unit, takes on the cold case. She must determine whether Nimmo's death was connected to his investigative work or to his girlfriend's murder. As her team investigates, a new allegation surfaces: a hotel manager's death, previously thought accidental, may have been murder. This death may also connect to another accident on a remote Highland road. Karen and her team work through a series of interconnected puzzles involving secrets hidden within a Scottish Highlands town.

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Currently on sale at $9.24 — 65% off peak. Price has dropped 3 times over the last 14 months. Goes on sale roughly every 111 days. Typically stays discounted for 225 days.

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Currently #3,818 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller.

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Currently 4.2★ from 8,544 reviews

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