Books by Val McDermid
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review 1: For fans of this series, this is a critical book. I'm not a fan. My reaction is odd in that most of the book is good. Every so often McDermid will throw in a line or paragraph that irritates me enough that I want to close the book. Granted, most of these are personal preferen...
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review 1: This book was for my mystery book club meeting. I thought the book started out really slow, even though there were 2 mysteries going on, both of them cold cases. One was centered around a father that walked out on his wife and daughter over 20 years ago, and the second one was ...
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review 1: Creepy crime fiction involving a serial killer who is stalking teens online and then killing and mutilating them. Page turning suspense, as always with the Hill & Jordan series, along with gritty, violent descriptions of the crimes - though possibly less lurid depictions than the...
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review 1: Somewhat disappointing. It is mainly a lesbian love story which I find really boring. Not so much the lesbian bit but the fact that it is a tedious and badly-written love story. The characters are acting like love sick adolescents with no moral compass. There is not much logic ...
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review 1: I really loved this book because it really excited me to read it. Love the plot twists and turns. Some parts kind of freak me out a little bit but I am used to watching crime programmes and action movies, so I guess this book is my NUMBER ONE favourite of the crime series. Consid...
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review 1: Once again...Kudos and Huzzahs for Leominster Public Library along with very loud SHOUT OUT! for being able to get this book. I/We read Val McDermid's book Retribution....and we saw that the end there was a teaser regarding another she was in process of writing.....If Retributi...
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review 1: I was a bit slower on the uptake with the murderer than I should have been, but I got there. The Balkan storyline interested me and brought back memories of reading coverage in the 90s, and the theme of revenge is one that never fails to fascinate. Overall though I went with thre...
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review 1: This is the first Val McDermid book that I've read. The premise of this book is interesting, a 20-year old kidnapping/murder case that was recently (re)opened because an investigative journalist found a poster/painting that connects to the old crime. At the same time a mom on a m...
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review 1: a very twisted one this - in her true tradition! 25 years ago the daughter of the richest man in scotland and her baby son were kidnapped and held to ransom. but cat ended up dead and adam has just disappeared. a new clue is discovered in a deserted tuscan villa and di karen piri...
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review 1: I like crime novels (as well as other books) involving cold cases or making sense of past events, so I enjoyed this one too. However, the ending was rather dissapointing in the sense that some ends were left dangling. Sure, after reading the last 2 pages you could more of less ga...
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review 1: As a character I enjoy criminal profiler Tony Hill, and this was an interesting case if a little unbelievable. The mechanics of the plot and the interaction of the Bradfield team are familiar which is what you want from a good crime series and I will continue to read her books bu...
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review 1: Shaping her sixth novel, McDermid seeks to take the reader into the depths of social media and the role it plays in the lives of youths around the world. When adolescents with no apparent connection begin disappearing, DCI Jordan is ready to bring the MIT into the case with all h...
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review 1: This book made me rush home from work to read it (and I love my work). Main character Charlie Flint initially doesn't seem sympathetic. Despite being in a happy marriage, she's contemplating an affair. But her inner conflict over her intense attraction to another woman versus her...
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review 1: After starting the Tony Hill series, I had high hopes for this stand-alone novel. I like the way Val McDermid writes, very down to earth and visual. Sadly, this time I couldn't really get myself to like the characters as much as I wanted to. Don't get me wrong, it's a good story,...