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'You should have been a detective. If there's one thing the last year has proved, it's how good you are at finding things out. Not simple things. Hard things. Things that nobody is supposed to be able to find out. Things that are buried so deep nobody even thinks twice about them. The sort of things that turn people's lives inside out once they're exposed.' Meet Tony Hill's most twisted adversary - a killer with a shopping list of victims, a killer unmoved by youth and innocence, a killer driven by the most perverted of desires. The murder and mutilation of teenager Jennifer Maidment is horrific enough on its own. But it's not long before Tony realises it's just the start of a brutal and ruthless campaign that's targeting an apparently unconnected group of young people. Struggling with the newly-awakened ghosts of his own past and desperate for distraction in his work, Tony battles to find the answers that will give him personal and professional satisfaction in his most testing investigation yet.

When Charlie Flint is sent a mysterious package of cuttings about a brutal murder, it instantly grabs her attention. The murder occurred in the grounds of her old Oxford college - a groom battered to death just hours after his wedding. As his bride and wedding guests sipped champagne, his alleged killers were slipping his bloodstained body into the river. Charlie doesn't know who sent the package, or why, yet she can't get the crime out of her head. But as she delves deeper, and steps back into the mysterious world of Oxford colleges, she realises that there is much more to this crime than meets the eye...

Bradfield steht unter Schock. Zuerst wird der Star des Erstliga-Clubs Bradfield Victoria vergiftet. Kurz darauf kommen bei einem Bombenanschlag auf das Fußballstadion Dutzende von Menschen ums Leben. Die Wahnsinnstat eines Terroristen? Oder vielleicht etwas noch Unheimlicheres? Carol Jordan und ihr Major Incident Team (MIT) stehen unter großem Druck, denn die Boulevardpresse wartet mit immer neuen Spekulationen auf und heizt die Stimmung in der Öff entlichkeit an. Aber Dr. Tony Hill liegt nach der Attacke eines Psychopathen, der ihn mit einem Beil schwer verletzte, im Krankenhaus. Als ein zweiter Giftmord geschieht, müssen die beiden alles daransetzen, einen Killer zu stellen, über den sie so gut wie nichts wissen ...

Robbie Bishop, centrocampista del Bradfield Vics, ha sido asesinado con una extraña toxina. La noticia causa un enorme impacto, porque el futbolista era una estrella muy querida por los aficionados. El equipo formado por el doctor Tony Hill y la inspectora Carol Jordan empieza a investigar, pero no parece haber motivos claros que puedan explicar el crimen. Y entonces explota una bomba en el estadio que causa unamasacre y una segunda persona muere envenenada. Los servicios de inteligencia pretenden apartar a Jordan de la investigacion por lasdimensiones que ha adquirido el asunto. Pero ella y Hill, superando las tensiones entre ellos, son la unica verdadera esperanza para resolver el complejo caso. ¿Se trata de un acto terrorista? ¿De una venganza personal? ¿O de algo mucho mas siniestro?

Someone is brutally killing women. Women who bear a striking resemblance to former DCI Carol Jordan. The connection is too strong to ignore and soon psychological profiler Tony Hill finds himself dangerously close to the investigation, just as the killer is closing in on his next target. This is a killer like no other, hell-bent on inflicting the most severe and grotesque punishment on his prey. As the case becomes ever-more complex and boundaries begin to blur, Tony and Carol must work together once more to try and save the victims, and themselves. Breathless, gripping and thrilling -- the Queen of the Psychological Thriller is back with her most spine-chilling novel to date. The perfect introduction to the unforgettable world of Tony Hill and Carol Jordan.

When a skeleton is discovered hidden at the top of a gothic Victorian building in Edinburgh, which is scheduled for renovation, Cold Case Squad detective Karen Pirie is given the task of identifying the decades-old bones. Her investigation leads her back to past conflicts, false identities and buried secrets...

A modern re-imagining of the Gothic Classic Northanger Abbey by the bestselling crime author Val McDermid. The second book in The Austen Project.For Cat Morland life being home-schooled in Dorset is unendurably ordinary. To cope, she devours as many novels as possible, especially anything supernatural. But if Cat can tear her eyes away from the page, shes in for a shock: the very stuff of her dreams is about to come true.An invite to the Edinburgh Festival from some wealthy neighbours throws her in the way of a mysterious young man, Henry Tilney; a like-minded friend, Isabella Thorpe; and her odious brother, who threatens to ruin Cats chances of adventure. But this heroine is not so easily deterred, especially when shes singled out by the Tilney family to stay with them at their imposing gothic castle, Northanger Abbey.Turrets and creaking doors there may be, but in the depths of the Scottish Borders Cat is isolated from the outside world, with no phone signal and no internet. Shes all alone in an ancient abbey alive with old secrets and a family who are not quite as they seem. Is real life about to become more terrifying than the world of her imagination?

Le corps du jeune Philip Carling est retrouvé dans un étang, à Oxford, quelques heures seulement après son mariage. Il a été battu à mort avant d’être jeté à l’eau. Charlotte Flint, psychiatre, a éga

Ein neuer Fall fur Carol Jordan und Tony Hill.Ein Unbekannter bringt Frauen um, die alle eine verbluffende Ahnlichkeit mit Detective Chief Inspector Carol Jordan haben. Eigentlich ein perfekter Fall fur sie und ihren Kollegen, den Profiler Tony Hill, doch Carol hat gerade ihren Job hingeschmissen. Der brutale Mord an ihrem Bruder und dessen Frau hat sie in eine Krise gesturzt. Sie wirft Tony vor, diese Bluttat nicht vorhergesehen zu haben, und will nichts mehr mit ihm zu tun haben. Als der Verdacht schlielich sogar auf Tony fallt, beginnen die Ereignisse sich zu uberschlagen...

When a skeleton is discovered hidden at the top of a crumbling, gothic building in Edinburgh, Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is faced with the unenviable task of identifying the bones. As Karen's investigation gathers momentum, she is drawn deeper into a dark world of intrigue and betrayal. Meanwhile, someone is taking the law into their own hands in the name of justice and revenge -- but when present resentment collides with secrets of the past, the truth is more shocking than anyone could have imagined ...From number one bestseller, Val McDermid comes an atmospheric, spine-chilling tour de force -- her richest and most accomplished psychological thriller to date.

When a teenage joyrider crashes a stolen car and ends up in a coma, a routine DNA test reveals a connection to an unsolved murder from twenty-two years before. Finding the answer to the cold case should be straightforward. But it's as twisted as the DNA helix itself. Meanwhile, Karen Pirie finds herself irresistibly drawn to another mystery that she has no business investigating, a mystery that has its roots in a terrorist bombing two decades ago. And again, she finds that nothing is as it seems ...

''That day, waiting had been almost unbearable. He wanted something more spectacular, something that couldn''t be ignored. These deaths needed to make a mark ...'' Psychological profiler Tony Hill is trained to see patterns, to decode the mysteries of human behaviour, and when he comes across a series of suicides among women tormented by vicious online predators, he begins to wonder if there is more to these tragedies than meets the eye. Similar circumstances, different deaths. Could it be murder? But what kind of serial killer wants his crimes to stay hidden? Former DCI Carol Jordan has her own demons to confront, but with lives at stake, Tony and Carol begin the hunt for the most dangerous and terrifying kind of killer - someone who has nothing to fear and nothing to lose ...

Terrifying psychological chiller featuring clinical psychologist Tony Hill of The Mermaids Singing and The Wire in the Blood. A twisted killer targeting psychologists has left a grisly trail across Europe. Dr Tony Hill, expert at mapping the minds of murderers, is reluctant to get involved. But then the next victim is much closer to home! Meanwhile, his former partner, DCI Carol Jordan, is working undercover in Berlin, on a dangerous operation to trap a millionaire traffiker. When the game turns nasty, Tony is the only person she can call on for help. Confronting a cruelty that has its roots in Nazi atrocities, Tony and Carol are thrown together in a world of violence and corruption, where they have no one to trust but each other.

Powerful . . . McDermid's prose is pure pleasure to read . . . The plot is tight, the story is thrilling, the ending is as satisfying as they come . . . A master operating at the height of her considerable powers. Prepare to be swept away. Mystery Scene on Splinter the Silence.Widely recognized as one of our finest crime writers, with numerous accolades and legions of devoted readers worldwide, internationally bestselling author Val McDermid is back with the latest installment in her series featuring psychologist Tony Hill and former police detective Carol Jordan. In Insidious Intent, Tony and Carol are on the hunt for a serial killer who forces the duo to confront their most haunting moral dilemma so far.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. Tony and Carol 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, Torin.Impeccably plotted and intensely gripping, Insidious Intent reaffirms Val McDermid's place as Britain's reigning Queen of Crime.

1989. The world is on the brink of revolution and journalist Allie Burns is a woman on a mission. When she discovers a lead about the exploitation of society's most vulnerable, Allie is determined to investigate and give voice to the silenced.Elsewhere, a ticking clock begins the countdown to a murder. As Allie begins to connect the dots and edges closer to exposing the truth, it is more shocking than she ever imagined. There's nothing like a killer story, and to tell it, Allie must risk her freedom and her life . . .The brand-new unmissable, heart-stopping thriller from number one bestseller, Val McDermid

THE SECOND THRILLING NOVEL IN VAL MCDERMID'S NEW SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SERIESThere's nothing like a killer story . . .1989. The world is changing, and Allie Burns is still on the front line, covering the stories that count.Although Allie is no longer an investigative journalist, her instincts are sharper than ever. When she discovers a lead about the exploitation of society's most vulnerable, Allie is determined to give a voice to those who have been silenced.As Allie edges closer to exposing the truth, she travels behind the Iron Curtain, to East Berlin on the brink of revolution. The dark heart of the story is more shocking than she ever imagined. And to tell it, Allie must risk her freedom and her life . . .The latest Allie Burns thriller, set a decade after the bestselling first novel in the ground-breaking, iconic new series.

Stephanie Harker franchit les contrôles de sécurité à l'aéroport quand elle voit son fils, devant elle, se faire embarquer par un homme en uniforme. Prise de panique, elle sonne l'alerte. Mais les au

''There were a lot of things that ran in families, but murder wasn''t one of them...''When a teenage joyrider crashes a stolen car, a routine DNA test could be the key to unlocking the mystery of a twenty-year-old murder inquiry. Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is an expert at solving the unsolvable. With each cold case closed, justice is served. So, finding the answer should be straightforward, but it''s as twisted as the DNA helix itself.Meanwhile, Karen finds herself irresistibly drawn to another case, one that she has no business investigating. And as she pieces together decades-old evidence, Karen discovers the most dangerous kind of secrets. Secrets that someone is willing to kill for...Number one bestseller Val McDermid returns with her most atmospheric, spine-chilling and gripping novel to date.