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1 online resource (1 audio file (11hr., 08 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Allie Burns ; bk. 1 |
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Val, McDermid.
Allie Burns. Spoken word ; bk. 1
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Read by Katie Leung. |
| Summary |
Hailed as Britain's Queen of Crime, Val McDermid's award-winning, internationally bestselling novels have captivated readers for more than thirty years. Now, in 1979, she returns to the past with the story of Allie Burns, an investigative journalist whose stories lead her into world a corruption, terror, and murder. The year started badly and only got worse-blizzards, strikes, power cuts, and political unrest were the norm. For journalist Allie Burns, however, someone else's bad news was the unmistakable sound of opportunity knocking, and the year is ripe with possibilities. But Allie is a woman in a man's world. Desperate to get away from the "women's stories" the Glasgow desk keeps assigning her, she strikes up an alliance with wannabe investigative journalist Danny Sullivan. From the start, their stories create enemies. First an international tax fraud, then a potential Scottish terrorist group aiming to cause mayhem ahead of the impending devolution referendum. And then Danny is found murdered in his flat. For Allie, investigative journalism just got personal. The first novel in McDermid's newest series, 1979 is an atmospheric journey into the past with intriguing insight into the present, and the latest addition to McDermid's crime pantheon. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Burns, Allie (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
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Irish Republican Army -- Fiction.
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Women journalists -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- Fiction.
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Newspaper publishing -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- Fiction.
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Sex discrimination against women -- Fiction.
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Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
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Terrorism -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
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Terrorism -- Scotland -- Fiction.
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Investigative reporting -- Fiction.
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Corruption -- Fiction.
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Glasgow (Scotland) -- Fiction.
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997 -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Leung, Katie, 1987- narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
Nineteen seventy-nine. |
| ISBN |
9781705045602 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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170504560X (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT14348100 |
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