The Torment of Others
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| Book: | The Torment of Others: A Novel |
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| Author: | Val McDermid |
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| Publisher: | St. Martin's Minotaur |
In a small grim room, the body of a woman is discovered, panic and pain etched in her face. The scene matches in every detail a series of murders two years ago-murders that ended when irrefutable forensic evidence secured the conviction of a deeply disturbed young man named Derek Tyler.
But there’s no way Tyler could have killed the latest victim. He’s been locked up in a mental institution since his trial, barely speaking a word. So is there a copycat?
All his years of experience tell top criminal psychologist Dr. Tony Hill that there isn’t-but that would make the murders literally impossible. While Hill tries to crack Tyler, DCI Carol Jordan and her team must mount a desperate undercover operation to trap the murderer-a decision that will have terrible consequences.
As the tension mounts, a mixture of psychological insight and dogged detective work leads inexorably to a terrifying climax where Tony faces one of the most perverse killers he has ever encountered.
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Reviews
Barnes and Noble
Detective Chief Inspector Carol Jordan and criminal psychologist Dr. Tony Hill are on the trail of a sadistic sex killer whose homicides replicate the dirty work of an imprisoned monster. Is the new killer a copycat or part of a fiendish conspiracy? A high-intensity psychological thriller.
