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Title: The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid ISBN: 0-312-98360-3 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 17 June, 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.18 (17 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Good characters and very scary
Comment: I read this book in a day. I could not stop once I got going. The real strength is clash of characters that Val McDermid creates throughout the book. She can create a character in a few lines and then you feel as if you know them.
It has a strong narrative. The pressure builds as the book progresses, and you cannot stop reading. It is not really a who dunnit, but how on earth are they going to catch a serial killer mastermind.
I suspect McDermid has been influenced by Thomas Harris but she reworks the formula and avoids making her serial killer into a 'bogey man' like Hannibal Lecter. Lecter is a force and not a real being. The killer in Mermaids is a real person and the novel is more scary as a result.
An enormously enjoyable read as a clinical psychologist Tony Hill - who has his own problems - matches wits with a very sick and intelligent killer.
Rating: 5
Summary: ONE OF THE BEST THRILLERS I HAVE EVER READ!
Comment: I adore thrillers and serial killers are my best reads.I picked this book from my Libraryand must say that its one of the best books i have ever come across.......
Val McDermid is now on my priority list and want to read all her books.The novel is very well written and will really keep you glued to your seats. The mudrers are gruesome and i strongly suggest that the weak better stay away from it. the killings are traumatic and really turns your stomach inside out.
I invariably felt sorry for all the victims and felt they did not deserve such a cruel fate.
The characters of Dr.Tony Hill and D.I.Carol Jordan are real and lovable.
The end is gripping, taut and takes your breath away.
A brilliant novel and i intend reading it once again this weekend.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best....
Comment: This is far and away, one of the best serial killer novels I've ever read!
In the northern English city of Bradfield a killer is on the loose. The police, in a politically-incorrect sort of way have dubbed the murderer the Queer Killer because of the gruesome way his victims are tortured and killed(not going into details) and the locations where their bodies are dumped: well-known gay neighborhoods. Detective Inspector Carol Jordan, a jaded, tough city copper and member of the task force set up to catch the criminal, meets up with profiler Dr. Tony Hill, an enigmatic man who seems to crawl into the dark minds of the killers he profiles. Dr. Hill has an altogether different name for the killer: Handy Andy.
Working together night after night leads Carol Jordan and Tony Hill into the dangerous territory of a relationship. Amidst the pressures of Carol's job and the hidden demons from Tony's past, they fight to make it work and catch a killer.
This is an enthralling, grappling novel of terror and suspense. The two main characters are deeply explored and fully fleshed-out. Their relationship is unique, so resists becoming cliched or contrite. The writing is excellent and Val McDermid shows obvious intelligence and knowledge of the police system, as well as criminal profiling.
In one review, the author was likened to Thomas Harris. I believe this is unfair. To say that McDermid merely rivals Harris would be an understatement. Val McDermid's gritty, realistic, and suspenseful tales prove she is absolutely one of the best writers working in this field today.
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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: 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: Killing the Shadows by Val McDermid ISBN: 0312983387 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 19 August, 2002 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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