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The Mermaids Singing Hardcover December, 1996 - Val McDermid
The Mermaids Singing Hardcover December, 1996
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Format: Hardcover
ASIN: B010EUMBJ8
Publisher: harper prism; first printing edition (december 1996)
Edition language: English
Series: Tony Hill & Carol Jordan (#1)
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Jennifer's Books
Jennifer's Books rated it
3.0 The Mermaids Singing
Didn't love it, didn't hate it. Enjoyed it well enough, I suppose.This series of books is the basis for the British television series Wire in the Blood. This book in particular is the basis for the first two episodes of the show. If you've seen the show, you know a bit about what to expect in the bo...
Tannat
Tannat rated it
2.5 The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid
Series: Tony Hill & Carol Jordan #1 So this was weird. Definitely weird. I was interested enough to keep reading and I did like part of the ending, but there was definite weirdness going on. I mean, the phone calls...? And the people warning me about the gruesomeness really weren't kidding. Over...
BrokenTune
BrokenTune rated it
2.0 The Mermaids Singing (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan # 1)
Meh. Written in 1995, this actually reads dated. Also, there is a lot of explaining things - mostly Hill explaining to Jordan - which read a bit like a lecture. Not a fan of the gory / torture parts, and it did not help that the book starts with some pretty gruesome descriptions.
The Ninja Reader
The Ninja Reader rated it
4.0 *whistles*
Hot damn do I love Val McDermid's books. If "The Skeleton Road" gave me a donkey kick in the feels, then this one makes me wanna binge-read all the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan books I can get my grubby little hands on. (Though I'd like to back-track and read the books preceding "The Skeleton Road."...
Hol
Hol rated it
3.5 The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid
This was a fresh take on a tired format, and I really enjoyed it. This novel is the first in a series featuring Detective Inspector Carol Jordan and psychologist Dr. Tony Hill, written in the 90's. It doesn't however suffer from being written some time ago; if I hadn't known before, I doubt I woul...
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