: The tension surrounding the Scottish devolution referendum and the looming election of Margaret Thatcher. Allie Burns: A Protagonist of Grit
In Val McDermid’s novel , the first in a planned quintet of "decades-spaced" mysteries, readers are introduced to Allie Burns , a tenacious young journalist navigating the male-dominated newsroom of the Scottish daily, The Clarion . The Historical Backdrop Val McDermid Journalistin Allie Burns 01 19...
: Relentless blizzards and unseasonably brutal snowstorms. : The tension surrounding the Scottish devolution referendum