Kate Brannigan book 1 · 1992
Dead Beat
Kate Brannigan is asked to find a missing songwriter for a rock star, and the man is found dead.
Spoiler-free summary written for The Recurring Cast.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Book facts
- Author
- Val McDermid
- Series
- Kate Brannigan, book 1 of 6
- Published
- 1992
- Setting
- Set in Manchester
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in Dead Beat
3 recurring or key characters from Val McDermid’s chart. Introduces Kate Brannigan, Richard Barclay and Bill Mortensen.
Lead 1
- Kate BranniganFirst appearanceManchester private investigator
Major 1
- Richard BarclayFirst appearanceRock journalist and Kate’s boyfriend
Minor and cameo 1
- Bill MortensenFirst appearanceKate’s business partner
Also featuring these characters
Other Val McDermid books that share the most characters with Dead Beat.
- Crack Down1994 · Kate Brannigan · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Clean Break1995 · Kate Brannigan · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Blue Genes1996 · Kate Brannigan · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Star Struck1998 · Kate Brannigan · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon