: Desperate to prove herself, Allie partners with Danny Sullivan to expose an insurance and tax fraud scheme.
: The stakes become personal when Danny is found murdered in his flat, leaving Allie to navigate a dangerous web of corruption to find his killer. Key Themes and Background Go to product viewer dialog for this item. 1979: An Allie Burns Novel Val McDermid Journalistin Allie Burns 01 19...
is the first installment in a historical crime series by Val McDermid featuring protagonist Allie Burns , a young investigative journalist navigating the male-dominated newsroom of The Clarion in Glasgow. Set during the "Winter of Discontent," the novel captures a bleak era of strikes, blizzards, and political unrest in late 1970s Scotland. Allie teams up with fellow reporter Danny Sullivan to investigate stories far beyond the "women's interest" pieces typically assigned to her, uncovering international tax fraud and a homegrown terrorist plot. Plot Summary : Desperate to prove herself, Allie partners with
: The investigation escalates when they discover a group of Scottish ultranationalists planning acts of violence ahead of the devolution referendum. 1979: An Allie Burns Novel is the first