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The Wire in the Blood

byVal McDermid

Genres: Thriller Mystery Psychic Detectives

Who is this book for? Readers who enjoy psychological thrillers and crime mysteries with complex characters and intricate plots.

Topics JusticeSurvivalBetrayal

MoodSuspenseful, Dark

RomanceMinor Subplot

ViolenceModerate

The ferociously readable, #1 bestselling crime thriller that led to the much-loved ITV show…‘Wholly satisfying’ Ian RankinYoung girls are disappearing nationwideDr Tony Hill sets his team a task: find a link between the cases.Only one officer comes up with a theory, but it’s too wild… that is, until one of their number is murdered and mutilated.Tony has started a game – one where hunter and hunted can all too easily be reversed. He has baited an aggressor whose charming manner hides a warped and sick mind…When a killer is hiding in plain sightWho can stop them?‘Truly frightening’ The Times‘Sly and sophisticated, weaving the mundane with the stomach-churningly depraved’ Express

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Published on

24/06/2021

Pages

544

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780008453657

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