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The Skeleton RoadVal McDermid

The Skeleton Road

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"In the center of historic Edinburgh, builders are preparing to convert a disused Victorian Gothic building into luxury flats. They are understandably surprised to find skeletal remains hidden in a high pinnacle that hasn't been touched by maintenance for years. But who do the bones belong to, and how did they get there? Could the eccentric British pastime of free climbing the outside of buildings play a role? Enter cold case detective Karen Pirie, who gets to work trying to establish the corpse's identity. And when it turns out that the bones may be from as far away as former Yugoslavia,…

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13 editions · 3 languages
  • Paperback · English · 2015
    Grove Press · 423 pages · 9780802124210
  • Other · English · 2015
    9780751551280
  • Other · English · 2015
    HarperWeekend · 9781443431316
  • Other · English · 2015
    Thorpe · 440 pages · 9781444825664
  • Other · English · 2014
    Skeleton Road
    Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated · 9781322350233
  • Other · English · 2014
    Skeleton Road
    Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated · 9780802192141
Women detectivesMurderInvestigationCold cases (Criminal investigation)FictionFiction, mystery & detective, generalEdinburgh (scotland), fictionFiction, crime