Insidious intent

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Title:

Insidious intent

Author:

McDermid, Val, author.

Series:

Tony Hill/Carol Jordan ;

Series Number:

10.

Summary:

"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 away--only to leave the victims' bodies in their own burned-out cars in remote locations. Tony and Carol are called upon to investigate--but this may be the toughest case they've ever had to face"-- From the publisher.

Edition:

First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.

Physical Description:

424 pages ; 24 cm

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Subject Term:

Hill, Tony, Doctor (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Jordan, Carol, Detective Chief Inspector (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

Women -- Crimes against -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

England -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Atlantic Monthly Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic,

Publication Date:

2017

ISBN:

9780802127167

Publication Information:

New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, 2017.

Call Number:

MCDERMI

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

Shortlisted for the 2018 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year

Named One of Entertainment Weekly 's Best New Books

Insidious Intent , the latest installment in Val McDermid's popular series featuring psychologist Tony Hill and detective Carol Jordan, reaffirms Val McDermid's place as Britan's reigning Queen of Crime. In the north of England, single women are beginning to disappear from weddings. A wedding crasher is luring the women away--only to torch the victims' bodies in their own cars in remote locations, leaving behind no personal clues or forensic traces. It is the first official case for Carol's elite Regional Major Incident Team--and maybe the toughest case she and Tony have ever had to face. It all "comes together in an ending that hits like a bomb blast," The Globe and Mail raved. "Don't miss this one and save it for the day when you want to read straight through."

Author Notes

Val McDermid's best-selling novels have won the Los Angeles Times Book of the Year and the CWA Gold Dagger and Cartier Diamond Dagger Awards. She is also a multiple finalist for the Edgar Award, including for Edgar Nominee for Fact Crime Forensics , which won the Anthony Award for non-fiction. She lives in Scotland.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

At the start of Diamond Dagger Award- winner McDermid's stirring 10th novel featuring Det. Chief Insp. Carol Jordan and profiler Tony Hill (after 2015's Splinter the Silence), office manager Kathryn McCormick meets an attractive man at a friend's wedding in the north of England. Less than three weeks later, Kathryn's body turns up in a burning car. Jordan, who now heads a newly formed regional major incident team, has little evidence to go on. Kathryn didn't seem like the type to make enemies, but she turns out to be the first in a string of single women who are all killed and set alight in their cars. Jordan and her team members eventually learn that each victim was a guest at a recent wedding where she met a new man. Jordan wants to solve the case not only to get justice for the victims but also to prove to herself, and the world, that she's able to lead despite her struggle with alcoholism. Even her friend Hill has trouble traversing the complicated emotional space she's in. The finale will shake readers to their core. Agent: Jane Gregory, Gregory & Company (U.K.). (Dec.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Library Journal Review

Psychologist Tony Hill and former detective Carol Jordan discover that misdirected anger can be fatal in this latest installment (after Splinter the Silence) of McDermid's engrossing crime series. After leaving the police and renovating her brother's barn, Carol has returned to the force to lead the Regional Major Incident Team (ReMIT). Carol and Tony are soon investigating several murders that they suspect are linked. In the north of England, a pattern emerges: female wedding guests are later found murdered in their burned-out cars. The killer's meticulous attention to detail ensures that no identifying material remains. The case quickly grinds to a halt, delighting the top brass who want ReMIT, and especially Carol, to fail. In addition, Carol struggles with how she was reinstated. DS Paula McIntyre's teenage ward discovers that the Internet can be an unforgiving place, and DC Stacey Chen continues to wield her electronic wizardry. The killer is wily, but ReMIT is tenacious. Using careful police work, the team eventually unearths the culprit, leading to a shocking denouement. VERDICT McDermid's fully developed characters, superior plotting, and excellent writing result in a police procedural that will please all mystery and thriller fans. [See Prepub Alert, 6/26/17; library marketing.]-Penelope J.M. Klein, Fayetteville, NY © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.