Karen Pirie book 5 · 2018
Broken Ground
A vintage motorbike buried in a Highland peat bog is dug up, along with a body.
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Book facts
- Author
- Val McDermid
- Series
- Karen Pirie, book 5 of 8
- Published
- 2018
- Setting
- Set in Edinburgh
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- Low
Who is in Broken Ground
3 recurring or key characters from Val McDermid’s chart.
Lead 1
- Karen PirieDetective leading Scotland’s cold case unit
Major 1
- Jason MurrayDetective constable on Karen’s team
Minor and cameo 1
- Hamish MackenzieKaren’s partner after Phil
Also featuring these characters
Other Val McDermid books that share the most characters with Broken Ground.
- The Skeleton Road2014 · Karen Pirie · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Past Lying2023 · Karen Pirie · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Silent Bones2025 · Karen Pirie · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Darker Domain2008 · Karen Pirie · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon