Stranded
By: short stories by Val McDermid
Contributors: Rankin, Ian, author of foreword
Publisher: Sphere, an imprint of Little Brown Book Group
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9780751551297
Copyright date: 2005
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories; Kate Brannigan (Fictitious character); Fiction
Description: 'There are stories here which will make you shudder, and which will linger long in the mind' Ian Rankin Passion. Obsession. Revenge. A stunning collection of chilling short stories from the queen of the psychological thriller. White nights of passion and revenge in St. Petersburg. A bingo-hall tyrant trapped by masked intruders. The sleazy flipside of the international publishing scene. Nineteen nail-biting, intense and intricately plotted crime stories from one of the UK's greatest psychological thriller writers, this diverse collection demonstrates the scope of Val McDermid's imagination and her immense powers as a storyteller.
Notes: Originally published in 2005 by Flambard Press.

"'Chilling tales of murder and revenge from the queen of psychological thriller.'"--Cover.
Table of contents: title: Mittel; title: Driving a hard bargain; title: The wagon mound; title: Breathtaking ignorance; title: White nights, black magic; title: The writing on the wall; title: Keeping on the right side of the law; title: A wife in a million; title: A traditional Christmas; title: The girl who killed Santa Claus; title: Sneeze for danger; title: Guilt trip; title: Homecoming; title: Heartburn; title: Four calling birds; title: The consolation blonde; title: Metamorphosis; title: When Larrie met Allie; title: The road and the miles to Dundee.