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Gorączka Kości (2009)

by Val McDermid(Favorite Author)

4.14 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Wydawnictwo Prószyński i S-ka

series

Tony Hill & Carol Jordan

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 her resources. However, with a new commanding officer bent on cutting corners, the MIT will no longer require the services of Dr. Hill and his pricey profiling. When all the adolescents are found to have been using the same social media site and made plans to meet a fellow user offline, Jordan is forced to use a sub-par recent graduate, whose ineptitude is matched only by his inability to connect to the team, to make any sense of things. With nothing keeping him in Bradfield, Dr. Hill agrees to cons... moreult on a murder case in another jurisdiction, curiously in the same area his recently-deceased father lived. While probing into his father's past in hopes of piecing together why he was abandoned, Hill gets ensconced in some trouble of his own, but has few leads. After discovering the deceptive side of Hill's mother while the fine doctor was still in the hospital, Jordan does some probing of her own. Peeling back the proverbial onion to discover more about the Hill mystery, going so far as to confront Hill's eccentric mother. Hill and Jordan see their cases progressing and, in a twist of fate, melding together in such a way that their working together cannot be denied. Will the Hill-Jordan reunification lead to a solution, or is this killer a little too cunning, with a power over adolescents that no one can sever and a 'secret' that propels the meetings into happening? Add to the mix a cold case surrounding a slain woman and her baby and the MIT has little time to rest will multiple killers on the loose. Fabulous reading that forces the series regular to step back and examine the entire Hill-Jordan relationship from a new perspective.McDermid outdoes herself (again!) and keeps the reader begging for a few more crumbs. With her great banter amongst the MIT (thankfully the third novel working with this collection of experts) and many personal story lines advanced amidst the greater plot, the story moves forward at a rapid pace. Great victimology that leaves the reader wondering the rationale behind those chosen and why they were mutilated keeps everyone on their toes and makes the book a little more interesting than a mere knifing or shooting. I dare any series regular to put this book down for any length of time... can't do it, can you?Kudos, Madam McDermid. I am addicted and want more. Thankfully you have a few more novels to offer up. Keep 'em coming!
review 2: Ahhhh, Carol & Tony. Even with them working seemingly different cases in different cities, they end up together. The book has a good serial murder mystery, but really the books subject is about fathers/parents/children. And the added bonus of learning some more about Tony's background. A turning point for Tony & Carol? A move to a new city and new colleagues? A hint of maybe a new man who may fall for Carol? We'll have to wait and see! less

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