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Author name: Val McDermid

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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN num: 9780312936099
ISBN number: 0312936095
Label: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 416
Printing Date: August 29, 2006
Publishing house: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Release Date: August 29, 2006
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THE VOICE SEEPS LIKE BLOOD...
Two years ago, Derek Tyler confessed to a sickening quartet of murders. Now the convicted perpetrator remains locked away, as do the gruesome, inimitable details of his crimes, which is precisely why this can’t possibly be happening all over again—but it is.
 
SOOTHING, CAJOLING, PRAISING, COMMANDING...
One by one, mutilated corpses are turning up, each marked by the unmistakable calling card of the same warped killer. Still shattered in the wake of her own unbearable trauma, Detective Chief Inspector Carol Jordan is called in to make sense of the implausible scenario, with criminal psychologist Tony Hill on hand to complicate matters at every turn.
 
AS IMPOSSIBLE TO SILENCE AS IT IS TO DEFY.
As a seasoned profiler, Tony is convinced that the new murders aren’t the work of a copycat killer. Together, he and Carol prowl the mist-shrouded alleyways of tawdry Temple Fields, tracking a cunning serial killer who seems to be safely locked away yet somehow simultaneously on the loose, preparing to strike again...




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Rated by buyers 4 out of 5 stars - Very Engrossing!
This is only the second McDermid book I've read, but after finishing "The Torment of Others" I ordered the other available Tony Hill and Carol Jordan books. To me, it's very interesting to read how the minds of Dr. Hill and DCI Jordan work, although some may find that boring. I was engrossed within the very first few pages, and didn't want to put this book down.


Rated by buyers 4 out of 5 stars - Who do you trust?
The Torment of Others starts in a relatively routine way, with three familiar story lines. Two young boys have gone missing, one turning up in a porn photo. Two years ago, the problem in Bradfield was a vicious killer targeting prostitutes. Enter Inspector Judy Hill, herself a rape victim who has been on extended leave, but now agrees to return to help find the little boys. Can she make a comeback, or has she been damaged too profoundly? But they caught that guy and he's now institutionalized, so when murders with the same MO begin again, the police are flummoxed. Nothing new there.
Val McDermid writes police procedurals with all the newest techie bells and whistles, but doesn't neglect the all important human element. As Hill teams up again with friend and former lover Tony Hill, psych profiler, those around them are also obliged to thread their way through a maze of increasingly multicultural relationships. Who's in and who's out? As their two depressingly sordid cases converge and separate, a series of unforeseen developments emerge to create a surprising climax. Bloody, creepy, and all too real, this is a page turner of a crime novel, in which nobody's perfect.


Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - Fast and riveting read
I love this series and hope McDermid continues her current standard of excellence (unlike, say James Patterson or Patricia Cornwell). The book is easy to read and holds your attention. McDermid manages to expand on the relationship between Tony and Carol while weaving two other plot lines.

I'm looking forward to the subsequent one in the series!


Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - The Exploration of Human Depravity
Derek Tyler was locked away two years ago for the brutal and sickening murders of four women. He's still very much imprisoned, but the murders have started up again. Tony Hill, however, believes they couldn't possibly be copycat murders---they're the work of the same killer. Yet the forensic evidence used to convict Derek was irrefutable even without his confession, and so the police face an apparent impossibility. It seems that the killer is at once both on the loose and safely locked away.

For me personally, the Tony Hill novels represent the ideal blend of mystery and crime novel elements. I love the psychological details, particularly presented as they are through Tony's novel and quirky insight rather than a textbook-type info-dump. I've always been something of a fan of horror, so I'm okay with the blunt and straightforward handling of gory details (if you can't handle bloody and/or sexual material, these aren't the books for you---the material is never prurient, but it also isn't whitewashed).

I also adore McDermid's skill with a mystery. She has that rare and unique ability to present a mystery that makes perfect sense in retrospect---for which you had all the clues and elements present---but in which there are enough details and confusions and blue herrings that you'll probably be kept guessing until quite late in the game. There's plenty of forensics and procedure to keep things fascinating, but the characters are given equal importance. Every member of DCI Carol Jordan's team has a strong and interesting personality, and not a single one is immune to the kind of job stresses and dangers that come with the territory. The character arcs are dramatic without being melodramatic.

While I can think of reasons why this book wouldn't suit some readers (particularly the aforementioned blunt approach to human deviance), I can't think of a single thing I would point to as a flaw.


Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - The Torment of Others
A really good mystery, as usual with Val McDermid. I read deep into the night. I would really recommend this.

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