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A Place of Execution
First edition
AuthorVal McDermid
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date
1999
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages408 pp
ISBN0-670-88909-1
OCLC41432064

A Place of Execution is a crime novel by Val McDermid, first published in 1999. The novel won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the 2001 Dilys Award, was shortlisted for both the Gold Dagger and the Edgar Award, and was chosen by The New York Times as one of the most notable books of the year.

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