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As a Cambridge graduate and fledgling investigative journalist, Allie is determined to escape the "women’s stories" typically assigned by her editors. Her character is defined by a blend of .

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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 Allie Burns: A Protagonist of Grit In Val

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The story is set against the atmospheric and volatile landscape of late 1970s Scotland—a period famously known as the . McDermid vividly paints a Glasgow of contrasts, plagued by: