Tightly plotted McDermid applies her formidable intelligence and muscular style to the kind of urban crime novel that gives Scotland its tough rep and vigorous lingo A] superior series–Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review

A routine DNA test shows a connection to an unsolved murder from twenty-two years previously when a teenage joyrider wrecks a stolen car and ends up in a comaIt’s a cold case that should be straightforwardBut it’s as twisted as the DNA helix itselfMeanwhile, Karen, steeped in grief after the death of her lover, finds herself irresistibly pulled to a mystery that has its roots in a terrorist attack Or has she gone too far this time, as her supervisor had feared? Out of Bounds maintains Val McDermid’s status as one of our best crime writers, taking Karen into the complexities of privacy legislation, the history of the Northern Irish Troubles, and right into the heart of power in London.

A thriller as steely and superlative as its heroine–O, The Oprah Magazine

There are few other crime writers in the same league as Val McDermid Another terrific and intricate suspense novel by a writer who has given us 30 of them– Washington Post

Exciting McDermid] balances the intense character studies in Out of Bounds with an inside view of the Scottish legal system and again shows her acuity in producing intelligent thrillers– Associated Press

Thirty books in, most crime writers start to flag, but not Val McDermid McDermid’s work always slashes like a knife–The Globe and Mail (Canada)