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Dr. Tony Hill and Detective Chief Inspector Carol Jordan return for the first time since The Last Temptation in A Golden Dagger nominee for 2004 Best Novel of the Year Devastated after the vicious assault she suffered in The Last Temptation , Detective Chief Inspector Carol Jordan has returned to Bradfield to resume her career. But she is surprised to discover that clinical psychologist Dr. Tony Hill has followed her there to take up a post in a high security mental hospital. When she is assigned a case involving the grotesque murder of a prostitute, she turns to him for help. The killing resembles in every detail a series of murders that took place a couple of years beforefor which Derek Tyler was tried, convicted and sentenced. Another murder soon follows. The police mount a full investigation and this terrifying scenario presents itself: is it possible the killer is someone on the inside of the investigation?Product Identifiers
PublisherMacmillan Audio
ISBN-10159397678x
ISBN-139781593976781
eBay Product ID (ePID)19038507293
Product Key Features
Book TitleTorment of Others
TopicAction & Adventure, Mystery & Detective / General
Publication Year2005
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
AuthorVal Mcdermid
Book SeriesDr. Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Mysteries Ser.
FormatCompact Disc
Dimensions
Item Height0.8in.
Item Length6in.
Item Width5.3in.
Item Weight5.5 Oz
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Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsPraise for The Torment of Others : "Those who thought McDermid had exceeded herself with the brilliant and provocative The Distant Echo are going to be stunned by its sequel.... This is one series where you wait eagerly for the next installment."- Globe and Mail "One of McDermid's finest."- The Times (London) "It is hard to know what to praise first here: the impeccable plotting or the sharp social relevance of the narrative (a McDermid specialty). Most of all, though, it's the relationship between her two central characters that makes The Torment of Others work so well." - Daily Express From the starred Booklist: "McDermid is unusual in her ability to keep the suspense high while constructing social mysteries that are far-ranging in their implications…McDermid brings to her mysteries an unusual capacity for compassion, both for victims and for the detectives whose lives are shattered tracking down the killers." From the starred Publishers Weekly: "Beautifully constructed, impeccably written...This fresh, imaginative psychological thriller should help win the author many new fans in the U.S.", Praise for The Torment of Others : "Those who thought McDermid had exceeded herself with the brilliant and provocative The Distant Echo are going to be stunned by its sequel.... This is one series where you wait eagerly for the next installment." Globe and Mail "One of McDermid's finest." The Times (London) "It is hard to know what to praise first here: the impeccable plotting or the sharp social relevance of the narrative (a McDermid specialty). Most of all, though, it's the relationship between her two central characters that makes The Torment of Others work so well." Daily Express From the starredBooklist: "McDermid is unusual in her ability to keep the suspense high while constructing social mysteries that are far-ranging in their implications...McDermid brings to her mysteries an unusual capacity for compassion, both for victims and for the detectives whose lives are shattered tracking down the killers." From the starredPublishers Weekly: "Beautifully constructed, impeccably written...This fresh, imaginative psychological thriller should help win the author many new fans in the U.S.", Praise for The Torment of Others: "Those who thought McDermid had exceeded herself with the brilliant and provocative The Distant Echo are going to be stunned by its sequel.... This is one series where you wait eagerly for the next installment."-Globe and Mail "One of McDermid's finest."-The Times (London) "It is hard to know what to praise first here: the impeccable plotting or the sharp social relevance of the narrative (a McDermid specialty). Most of all, though, it's the relationship between her two central characters that makes The Torment of Others work so well." -Daily Express From the starred Booklist : "McDermid is unusual in her ability to keep the suspense high while constructing social mysteries that are far-ranging in their implications…McDermid brings to her mysteries an unusual capacity for compassion, both for victims and for the detectives whose lives are shattered tracking down the killers." From the starred Publishers Weekly : "Beautifully constructed, impeccably written...This fresh, imaginative psychological thriller should help win the author many new fans in the U.S.", Praise forThe Torment of Others: "Those who thought McDermid had exceeded herself with the brilliant and provocative The Distant Echo are going to be stunned by its sequel.... This is one series where you wait eagerly for the next installment."--Globe and Mail "One of McDermid's finest."--The Times(London) "It is hard to know what to praise first here: the impeccable plotting or the sharp social relevance of the narrative (a McDermid specialty). Most of all, though, it's the relationship between her two central characters that makesThe Torment of Otherswork so well." --Daily ExpressFrom the starred Booklist :"McDermid is unusual in her ability to keep the suspense high while constructing social mysteries that are far-ranging in their implications...McDermid brings to her mysteries an unusual capacity for compassion, both for victims and for the detectives whose lives are shattered tracking down the killers."From the starred Publishers Weekly :"Beautifully constructed, impeccably written...This fresh, imaginative psychological thriller should help win the author many new fans in the U.S.", Praise forThe Torment of Others: "Those who thought McDermid had exceeded herself with the brilliant and provocative The Distant Echo are going to be stunned by its sequel.... This is one series where you wait eagerly for the next installment."-Globe and Mail "One of McDermid's finest."-The Times(London) "It is hard to know what to praise first here: the impeccable plotting or the sharp social relevance of the narrative (a McDermid specialty). Most of all, though, it's the relationship between her two central characters that makesThe Torment of Otherswork so well." -Daily Express From the starred Booklist : "McDermid is unusual in her ability to keep the suspense high while constructing social mysteries that are far-ranging in their implications…McDermid brings to her mysteries an unusual capacity for compassion, both for victims and for the detectives whose lives are shattered tracking down the killers." From the starred Publishers Weekly : "Beautifully constructed, impeccably written...This fresh, imaginative psychological thriller should help win the author many new fans in the U.S."
Dewey Edition22
Series Volume Number4
Number of Volumes5 Vols.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal823.914
Edition DescriptionAbridged Edition
