Character · Karen Pirie · 8 books
Karen Pirie
Karen Pirie is a detective leading Scotland’s cold case unit.
Spoiler-free profile written for The Recurring Cast.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- The Distant Echo (2003)
- Latest appearance
- Silent Bones (2025)
- Books
- 8 (7 as lead, 1 minor)
- Series
- Karen Pirie
- Author
- Val McDermid
- Circle
- Karen Pirie
Where to meet Karen Pirie
Karen Pirie first appears in The Distant Echo (2003), in a minor role, book 1 of the Karen Pirie series.
Every book with Karen Pirie
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 2003·The Distant Echominor role · Karen PirieA young detective constableBuy
- 2008LA Darker Domainlead · Karen PirieBuy
- 2014LThe Skeleton Roadlead · Karen PirieBuy
- 2016LOut of Boundslead · Karen PirieBuy
- 2018LBroken Groundlead · Karen PirieBuy
- 2020LStill Lifelead · Karen PirieBuy
- 2023LPast Lyinglead · Karen PirieBuy
- 2025LSilent Boneslead · Karen PirieBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Jason MurrayDetective constable on Karen’s team | 7 |
| Daisy MortimerDetective sergeant on Karen’s team | 3 |
| Hamish MackenzieKaren’s partner after Phil | 3 |
| Phil ParhatkaDetective and Karen’s partner | 3 |