Synopses & Reviews
“McDermid is as smooth a practitioner of crime fiction as anyone out there….Shes the best weve got.”
—New York Times Book Review
Scottish writer Val McDermid is one of the most respected authors at the scene of the crime, and Fever of the Bone offers a bravura display of her exceptional storytelling talents. Criminal profiler Tony Hill and his ally Detective Chief Inspector Carol Jordan are back in this terrifying psychological thriller, tracking down a brutal killer whos targeting a group of young people through a social networking site. A winner of the Gold Dagger Award, a Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and an Edgar® Award nominee—a New York Times Notable author whose writing Entertainment Weekly calls, “smooth, confident, deeply satisfying,”—Val McDermid is a crime fiction force of nature. And Fever of the Bone is among her best.
Synopsis
"McDermid is as smooth a practitioner of crime fiction as anyone out there....She's the best we've got."
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New York Times Book Review
Scottish writer Val McDermid is one of the most respected authors at the scene of the crime, and
Fever of the Bone offers a bravura display of her exceptional storytelling talents. Criminal profiler Tony Hill and his ally Detective Chief Inspector Carol Jordan are back in this terrifying psychological thriller, tracking down a brutal killer who's targeting a group of young people through a social networking site. A winner of the Gold Dagger Award, a
Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and an Edgar(R) Award nominee--a
New York Times Notable author whose writing
Entertainment Weekly calls, "smooth, confident, deeply satisfying,"--Val McDermid is a crime fiction force of nature. And
Fever of the Bone is among her best.
Synopsis
Criminal profiler Tony Hill and his ally Detective Chief Inspector Carol Jordan are back in a terrifying psychological thriller in which the team tracks down a brutal killer targeting a group of young people through a social networking site.
Synopsis
He is psychologist and criminal profiler Dr. Tony Hills worst nightmare—a killer driven by the most perverted hungers and unmoved by youth and innocence, a killer with a long shopping list of victims who leaves no trail. The murder-mutilation of teenager Jennifer Maidment is horrific enough on its own, but Hill quickly realizes that its just the beginning of a chilling campaign targeting an apparently unconnected group of young people—victims that the monster has been grooming through a social networking site.
It is a case that is reawakening ghosts of Tony Hills past. And the longer it takes to uncover a motive and a maniac, the more innocent youth will die.
About the Author
VAL MCDERMID is the internationally bestselling author of more than twenty crime thrillers. She grew up in a Scottish mining community, then completed an English degree at Oxford and worked as a journalist for many years. She has won the CWA Gold Dagger Award for best crime novel of the year and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, among other awards; her books have been selected as New York Times Notable Books and Edgar Award finalists. She is the recipient of the 2010 CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Crime Writing. Visit her online at <>valmcdermid.com.