McDermid, Val — 1979: An Allie Burns Novel

New York, Atlantic Monthly Press, 2021. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bound in two-tone, white cloth over boards, black cloth-backed. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. From the publisher's blurb, "She's hunting for a story . . . And someone's hunting her. 1979. It is the winter of discontent, and reporter Allie Burns is hunting for the story that will make her name. There are few women in the newsroom and she needs an explosive scoop for the boys' club to take her seriously. Soon Allie and fellow journalist Danny Sullivan are exposing the criminal underbelly of respectable Scotland. They risk making powerful enemies - and Allie won't stop there. When she discovers a home-grown terrorist threat, Allie comes up with a plan to infiltrate the group and make her name. But she's a woman in a man's world . . . and putting a foot wrong could be fatal. This is the electrifying first novel in a gripping new series by Queen of Crime Val McDermid." 451 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Near Fine,