About this book
The Vanishing Point (2012) continues the run of tense, character-driven psychological thrillers Val McDermid published outside her series work, following Trick of the Dark. It runs 434 pages.
Key facts about The Vanishing Point
The Vanishing Point is a book by Val McDermid. Readers have had it since 2012. It runs to 434 pages.
Our list holds 3 editions of The Vanishing Point. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780748125791 to find the main one.
Val McDermid has 42 books in our catalogue. 33 of them belong to a series, while 9 stand alone. All 42 are out now. Other books by Val McDermid on file include Silent Bones (2025), Queen Macbeth (2024), Past Lying (2023) and 1989 (2022).
Before this one, The Retribution came out in 2011. After it came Cross and Burn in 2013. Since then, our list has added 15 more books by Val McDermid.
Val McDermid has 5 series on file, such as Lindsay Gordon, Kate Brannigan and Tony Hill and Carol Jordan. Those series sit on our crime fiction shelf. Meanwhile, This Door of the Seas is the latest published Val McDermid book on file, from 6 August 2026.
About Val McDermid
Val McDermid is a Scottish crime writer whose career spans nearly four decades and five distinct series, making her one of the most prolific and structurally ambitious authors working in British crime fiction. See every Val McDermid book in order.
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780748125791
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780751550634
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780802120526