Stunning new psychological thriller featuring Tony Hill, hero of The Wire in the Blood, from one of Britain’s bestselling novelists: ‘Val McDermid has become our leading pathologist of everyday evil... The subtle orchestration of terror is masterful’ Guardian

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The Mermaids Singing, The Wire in the Blood, The Last Temptation, The Torment of Others, Beneath the Bleeding, Fever of the Bone, and The Retribution The main characters are compelling and believable. They are complex and McDermid makes them and the environment of the story come to life with careful attention to details.And, of course, the telling. How often the action stops so we can be told things--things that aren't endearing, aren't flattering, aren't pleasant. And the constant explaining and info dumps destroy any tension that's building around the cases. What about “the odd couple”? It is quite obvious that Carol and Tony work well together when they are teamed up to catch criminals. It is also pretty clear that they love each other. They question is, what, if anything, will they do about it? The Number One bestselling crime series featuring Tony Hill, hero of TV's Wire in the Blood, written by the award-winning Val McDermid. This is a psychological thriller - and serial killer - that will keep you up at night.

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The Torment of Others by Val McDermid is the 4th of her Dr Tony Hill and DCI Carol Jordan series and the 2006 Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award winner. Tony Hill and Carol Jordan – what an odd pair, but they complement each other as they work criminal investigations. Hill, a criminal psychologist and profiler, has recently quit his job in academia and has returned to treating patients serving sentences for violent crimes. After much soul searching, DCI Carol Jordan has taken a position leading a team in one of her old districts. This involves looking at cold cases, and in THE TORMENT OF OTHERS, Carol and Tony team up to work on two dead-end cases of boys who went missing without a trace. Just as Carol’s crew of investigators begin to dig into the files, a prostitute is found brutally murdered. PDF / EPUB File Name: The_Torment_of_Others_Tony_Hill_namp_Carol_Jordan_4_-_Val_McDermid.pdf, The_Torment_of_Others_Tony_Hill_namp_Carol_Jordan_4_-_Val_McDermid.epub Much of THE TORMENT OF OTHERS is centred around DCI Jordan’s activities to catch the person responsible for murdering two prostitutes. We know from the beginning who the actual killer is and that he is a low-intelligent “puppet” controlled by The Voice — a person controlling the puppet’s actions. Tony begins to suspect that there is someone manipulating the killer but he has no proof and when he finally pulls together a profile on the type of manipulation that he suspects is occurring, Carol, for once, rejects his reasoning. I get that in 2005, we weren't as big about things like computer metadata as we are today. But where did this absolutely horrific, incorrect bit about the brain come from? I mean... what was that garbage?A well written crime story. I really love the character of Tony Hill, he is just so different. Love to have him as a friend.