Dead Beat

Name: Dead Beat
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Val McDermid
ISBN: 9781501989766

Author: Val McDermid

Series: Kate Brannigan Mysteries #1

Narrator: Chloe Massey

Unabridged: 8 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/11/2019

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths

Synopsis

Dead Beat introduces Kate Brannigan, a Thai boxing, rock-and-roll female private detective from Manchester. As a favor to her rock journalist boyfriend, Kate agrees to track down a missing song-writer Moira Pollock, a search that takes her into some of the seediest parts of Leeds and Bradford. But little does she realise that finding Moira is only a prelude to murder. Juggling her other cases, including a search to uncover the source of counterfeit luxury goods, Brannigan finds herself for the first time on the trail of a killer.

About Val Mcdermid

Val McDermid is the author of many crime novels and has created the notable characters Lindsay Gordon, Karen Pirie, Kate Brannigan and Tony Hill. Her novels have been translated into forty languages and have sold over 16 million copies. Visit her online at ValMcDermid.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sharon on October 29, 2014

Kate Brannigan is a private investigator and her boyfriend Richard is a music reporter. After attending a concert Kate is asked by Jett a singer to find his former girlfriend, Moira. Kate knows this is something she doesn't normally do, so convincing her partner, Bill Mortensen to take the case will......more

Goodreads review by John on February 05, 2022

Kate Brannigan is an entertaining character. She is a P.I who is hired to find Moira a famous rock stars song writing partner. Jett the rock star is surrounded by sycophants and a dodgy manager, so could be any rockstar. Kate finds Moira who is a recovering heroin addict and getting her life togethe......more

Goodreads review by Marnie on January 20, 2018

The joy of rereading First Sentence: I swear one day I'll kill him. I've read most of the Kate Brannigan Series already, but I never read them in order. So I've decided this year I'm gonna do it right. I think these books don't impress me as much as McDermid's newer books, because just that! McDermid g......more

Goodreads review by Cynnamon on February 07, 2023

English version below **************** In diesem 90er Jahre Krimi, wird eine Privatdetektivin von einem Pop-Star angeheuert, um seine frühere Freundin, ein Talent im Musikbusiness zu finden und nach Möglichkeit zu ihm zurückzubringen. Nachdem das gelungen ist, hat unsere Detektivin leider sehr schnell......more

Goodreads review by Gary on November 01, 2020

I really enjoy Val McDermid's writing and after reading all the Karen Pirie series I decided to make a start on a new one. This is the 1st book in the series and introduces Kate Brannigan, a female private detective operating in Manchester. Kate agree to try and track down a missing songwriter Moira......more