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The Wire in the Blood (A Dr. Tony Hill  Carol Jordan Mystery)
The Wire in the Blood - A Dr. Tony Hill Carol Jordan Mystery
Author: Val McDermid
Across the country, dozens of teenage girls have vanished. Authorities are convinced they're runaways with just the bad luck of the draw to connect them. It's the job of criminal profilers Dr. Tony Hill and Carol Jordan to look for a pattern. They've spent years exploring the psyches of madmen. But sane men kill, too. And when they hide in plain...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780312983659
ISBN-10: 0312983654
Publication Date: 7/7/2002
Pages: 528
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4.3 stars, based on 52 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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As I've noted in other reviews, I think Val McDermid is a talented writer, her books surpassing much that is currently being produced in the crime/horror/procedural genre. The Wire in the Blood is also well written, with a compelling plot, credible characterization, and a smarmy, creepy narcissist for a villain. I enjoyed the book and read it quickly to reach the dramatic conclusion. There are descriptions of sadistic violence, but for the fairly squeamish reader that I am, they were bearable. The one problem I see, and this is just my opinion, is that the protagonist, Tony Hill, is just a bit too cool and too clever, in some ways just as plasticky smooth as the killer. Not a hero who's easy to warm up to, despite his post-traumatic sexual problems. Fortunately, Carol Jordan's persona is competent but still fallible, easier for the reader to relate with.
Wire in the Blood is a good, gripping psychological thriller and while Tony Hill could be more likeable, this doesn't detract from the value of the story.

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Although this is a dark story with some gore-it is one of the best reads around.
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I'll have to second Linda on this one.

This is the second in the series of Tony Hill/Carol Jordan mysteries. And Tony Hill is not your usual best foot forward darling of mystery solvers. He is complicated characters with issues all his own. I enjoy the interplay between Carol and Tony, but it's Tony i'm interested in. I suppose I like messy people trying to claw their way through life and Tony Hill is definitely doing that.

A great second mystery. I could barely put it down. I kept drifting away from the family to read it. Good stuff!
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interesting book, very good if you like profiling/mystery books, be warned, some of it is pretty graphic

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