Insidious Intent Synopsis
A killer targets single women at weddings: ';[An] intense plotMcDermid keeps each twist believable.' The Washington Post In the north of England, single women are beginning to disappear from weddings. A pattern soon becomes clear: Someone is crashing the festivities and luring the women awayonly to leave the victims' bodies in their own burned-out cars in remote locations. Psychologist Tony Hill and former police detective Carol Jordan are called upon to investigatebut this may be the toughest case they've ever had to face. Meanwhile, Detective Sergeant Paula McIntyre and her partner Elinor must deal with a cruel cyber-blackmailer targeting their teenage ward. Impeccably plotted and intensely gripping,Insidious Intentcomes from Val McDermid, Diamond Dagger Award winner, multiple Edgar Award nominee, and ';one of crime fiction's most eminent writers' (Entertainment Weekly).
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Here is another gripping crime novel by Val McDermid . . . an exciting book by one of today's most accomplished crime writers Literary Review
There aren't many to touch her for insight into the minds of hunter and hunted. -- Susan Hill McDermid ratchets up the tension . . . [her] most expressive and emotional novel to date, giving readers more than just a clever criminal to get their teeth into. The National
Dark and expert crime writing . . . beautifully crafted The Arts Desk
Elegantly plotted, it's pure class Sunday Mirror
The tenth outing for the much-loved duo is a reliably engrossing thriller - and one that ends with a colossal reminder of just why McDermid has been the queen of crime for three decades. Heat
Val McDermid, known as the queen of psychological thrillers, surpasses herself here, delivering one of the most surprising twists you'll read this year. Outstanding. Irish Independent
[T]horoughly pleasing, engaging, indeed compelling, a very fine piece of craftsmanship. It will reward those who have followed the Jordan and Hill sequence, and send latecomers back to the earlier novels. Scotsman
About Val McDermid
Val McDermid is a number one bestselling author whose novels have been translated into more than forty languages and have sold over nineteen million copies. She has won many awards, including the CWA Gold Dagger, the LA Times Book of the Year Award and the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for outstanding achievement. Val writes full-time and divides her time between Edinburgh and East Neuk of Fife.
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