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1979 (Allie Burns Series, Book #1) by Val McDermidIt's only January, and the year 1979 has already brought blizzards, strikes, power cuts, and political unrest. For Allie Burns, however, someone else's bad news is the unmistakable sound of opportunity knocking, a chance to escape the "women's stories" to which her newsroom editors have confined her. Striking up an alliance with budding investigative journalist Danny Sullivan, Allie begins uncovering international tax fraud and a group of Scottish ultranationalists aiming to cause mayhem ahead of a referendum on exiting the United Kingdom. As they get closer to the bleeding edge of breaking news, Allie and Danny may find their own lives on the line.
