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Title: Killing the Shadows by Val McDermid ISBN: 0-312-98338-7 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 19 August, 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.88 (26 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Brilliance sustained and enhanced
Comment: Val McD has surpassed the excellent Place of Execution with this superbly written work.Psychologist Dr Fiona Cameron goes to investigate a serial killer in Toledo, Spain and feels she has left behind the bitter taste from her last case for London`s Metropolitan Police in which they went against her advice and the murder of a young London woman remains unsolved.On return to England ,another serial killer starts his rampage of gruesome murder,targeting crime novelists and re-enacting their deaths in the same way of a victim from each of their books .
Dr Cameron has more than a vested interest as her lover ,Kit Martin is a crime writer and may be on the hitman`s list.With the case in London still open,the Toledo case unsolved and a serial killer targeting mystery writers ,on the rampage,Dr Cameron has a personal and professional crisis which could crossroads at any time.
Intricate,fast paced,intelligent and with more twists than a mountain stream,this is a great bet for another Edgar nomination and a must read for all true fans of modern crime thrillers.
Rating: 5
Summary: Another edgy thriller
Comment: I just love Val McDermid's books! This one did not disappoint me in the least.
McDermid has a remarkable ear for dialogue and a gifted capacity fo creating contemporary , believable and compassionate characters. Characters such as Fiona who at different stages in the novel are forced to deal with their inner conflicts and emotional demons.
Mcdermid also paints a riveting portrait of the serial killer mentality, and juxstaposes this effectively with the science of geograpic profiling - which I must confess, I new nothing about until I read this novel. The issues of the novel are also its strength - friendship, honesty, companionship, and the coming to terms with the haunting "shadows" of the past.
I also enjoyed the inclusion of the "gay" characters - a device which is not often employed in contemporary crime fiction. This novel renders beautifully the Scottish highlands, in fact, it's made me want to visit the area for my next holiday!
A great read, and I await with baited breath for her next one.
Michael Leonard
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent writer, busy plot
Comment: I really enjoyed this book. I read lots of murder mysteries, especially serial killer ones. My only complaint (if you can call it that) is that there was so much going on that it was hard to keep up with all the plot lines. I will be reading more of her work.
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Title: A Place of Execution by Val McDermid ISBN: 0312979533 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 17 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid ISBN: 0312983603 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 17 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Wire in the Blood by Val McDermid ISBN: 0312983654 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 07 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Last Temptation by Val McDermid ISBN: 0312986319 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 19 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Distant Echo by Val McDermid ISBN: 0312301995 Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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