Book Discussion : The Distant Echo by Val McDermid

This is the group for the book discussion by the Mystery and Suspense Group of The Distant Echo by Val McDermid, which is Book 1 in the Karen Pirie Series.

All are welcome to join in the discussion, but please ensure that you do not leave any spoilers if you finish the book before Wednesday 8th March when others will be reading the final section. If you would like to join in read the thread 'How the Discussion Works' which explains the set up. If you are still not clear send Andrew-theQm a message and I will help you through it.

Schedule
Friday 3rd March : Prologue and 1 to 6
Saturday 4th March : 7 to 14
Sunday 5th March : 15 to 23
Monday 6th March : 24 to 30
Tuesday 7th March : 31 to 38
Wednesday 8th March : 39 to 46

Synopsis (From www.valmcdermid.com)

Four in the morning, mid-December, and snow is smothering St Andrews. Student Alex Gilbey and his three best friends are staggering home from a party when they stumble upon the body of a young woman. Rosie Duff has been raped, stabbed and left for dead in the ancient Pictish cemetery. And the only suspects are the four young students stained with her blood.

Twenty-five years later, Fife police mount a cold case review. Among the unsolved murders they’re examining is that of Rosie Duff. But someone else has their own idea of how justice should be done. One of the original quartet dies in a suspicious house fire. Soon after, a second is killed in what looks like a burglary gone sour. But Alex fears the worst. Someone is taking revenge for Rosie Duff. He has to find out who it is before he becomes the next victim. And it might just save his life if he can uncover who really killed Rosie all those years ago.