Karen Pirie book 1 · 2003
The Distant Echo
In 1978, four students in St Andrews find a young woman dying in the snow. Twenty-five years later, the case is reopened, and the four men become targets. Karen Pirie first appears.
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Book facts
- Author
- Val McDermid
- Series
- Karen Pirie, book 1 of 8
- Published
- 2003
- Setting
- Set in Edinburgh
- Characters charted
- 1
- Chart confidence
- Medium
The Distant Echo on screen
- Karen Pirie (2022–, series, ITV). Lauren Lyle plays the young detective sergeant who reopens Scotland’s cold cases, beginning with a murder that has haunted three university friends for twenty-five years.
Who is in The Distant Echo
1 recurring or key character from Val McDermid’s chart. Introduces Karen Pirie.
Minor and cameo 1
- Karen PirieFirst appearanceDetective leading Scotland’s cold case unitA young detective constable