Book description
The Number One bestselling crime series featuring Dr Tony Hill, hero of
TV's Wire in the Blood. The award-winning Val McDermid is at the height
of her powers in this tense masterclass in psychological suspense.
The race is on to uncover the identity of a murderer with nothing to
lose - and everything to kill for.
When Robbie Bishop, star midfielder for the Bradfield Vics, is poisoned
by a rare and deadly toxin, profiler Dr Tony Hill and trusted colleague
DCI Carol Jordan have their work cut out for them. Robbie was adored, so
the public want answers - but the answers aren't coming, and trails are
running cold.
Then a bomb explodes in the football stadium, causing massive
casualties - and another man dies from poisoning. Is there a link
between the cases? And what are the motives for these crimes? The clock
is ticking for Tony and Carol - and the death toll keeps rising…
'McDermid is at the peak of her murderous craft' Mirror
'The Queen of serial killers in this country keeps her end up…. few can
scoop Val on throat-clutching narrative… Marvellous' Daily Mail
'All the craft, panache and pace that we have come to expect from this
outstanding writer… Vintage stuff: unplug the phone, lock the door and
prepare to read in a sitting' Guardian
'Peerless … One of the world's finest crime writers, McDermid is
currently at the top of her game' Glasgow Herald
'McDermid's writing gets better and better' Spectator Val McDermid
grew up in a Scottish mining community then read English at Oxford. She
was a journalist for sixteen years, spending the last three years as
Northern Bureau Chief of a national Sunday tabloid. Now a full-time
writer, she divides her time between Cheshire and Northumberland. Her
novels have won international acclaim and a number of prestigious
awards, including the Gold Dagger for best crime novel of the year, the
Anthony Award for best novel, and the Los Angeles Times Book of the Year
Award. Her thriller series featuring criminal profiler Tony Hill has
been adapted into the much-loved TV series Wire in the Blood.
