The story opens with the murder of a man whose body was found outside a bar in a gay district. He happens to be the fourth of a series of murders with similar characteristics. The police superintendant is reluctant to classify these as connected to one serial murderer but is forced to do so when t...
Val McDermid is one of my favorite mystery writers. I had avoided so far getting into her Tony Hill/Carol Jordan series because, oh, you know, I have issues with book series. This one is pretty grim - serial killer who has a thing for medieval torture devices. Interesting characters, though, and ...
Interesting serial killer story. Tony Hill is a psychologist working for the home office and being brought into a serial killer mystery. Along with Detective Inspector Carol Jordan they race to find the killer.It's gruesome but I did enjoy it.