Book Series Guide

Val McDermid · crime-fiction-series

Karen Pirie books in order

Scottish cold-case crime novels featuring Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie.

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Reading order

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Publication order

  1. 1 Cover of The Distant Echo
    The Distant Echo

    Book 1 · novel · 2003

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  2. 2 Cover of A Darker Domain
    A Darker Domain

    Book 2 · novel · 2008

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  3. 3 Cover of The Skeleton Road
    The Skeleton Road

    Book 3 · novel · 2014

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  4. 4 Cover of Out of Bounds
    Out of Bounds

    Book 4 · novel · 2016

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  5. 5 Cover of Broken Ground
    Broken Ground

    Book 5 · novel · 2018

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  6. 6 Cover of Still Life
    Still Life

    Book 6 · novel · 2020

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  7. 7 Cover of Past Lying
    Past Lying

    Book 7 · novel · 2023

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  8. 8 Cover of Silent Bones
    Silent Bones

    Book 8 · novel · 2025

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