Category Archives: McDermid, Val
A Darker Domain by Val McDermid
‘A Darker Domain’ is the 2nd novel in Val McDermid’s DI Karen Pirie series and in this novel Pirie has a much larger role than in the first novel. Pirie and her team are working on 2 cold cases in … Continue reading
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The Distant Echo by Val McDermid
‘The Distant Echo’ is the novel where we are first introduced to DI Karen Pirie, but she doesn’t appear until well into the story. In 1978, Alex Gilbey and his three best friends, all four from Kirkcaldy are studying in … Continue reading
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Insidious Intent by Val McDermid
‘Insidious Intent is the 10th novel in Val McDermid’s Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series. In the previous novel in the series – ‘Splinter The Silence’, the ReMIT team was set up, headed by Carol Jordan, and including her favourite … Continue reading
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Out of Bounds by Val McDermid
‘Out of Bounds’ is Val McDermid’s 4th Novel featuring DCI Karen Pirie. Karen is still coming to terms with the death of the man she loved, Phil Parhatka. During the day, she has thrown herself back into her job as … Continue reading
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Splinter The Silence by Val McDermid
‘Splinter The Silence’ is the 9th novel by Val McDermid featuring psychologist Tony Hill and police detective Carol Jordan. Carol has left the police force and is extensively renovating the barn once owned by her brother. She is drinking far … Continue reading
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Fever of the Bone by Val McDermid
‘Fever of the Bone’ is Val McDermid’s 6th novel featuring psychologist Dr Tony Hill and Detective Inspector Carol Jordan. Carol has a new boss and his number 1 priority is to cut costs. It is clear that he would eventually … Continue reading
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Beneath The Bleeding by Val McDermid
‘Beneath The Bleeding’ is the 5th novel in the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series by Val McDermid. This novel begins very dramatically with Tony being attacked with an axe by an out-of-control patient at Bradfield Moor Secure Hospital. Tony … Continue reading
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The Torment of Others by Val McDermid
‘The Torment of Others’ is the 4th book in the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series by Val McDermid. This book sees both Tony and Carol living and working back in Bradfield. DCI Carol Jordan has just returned to work … Continue reading
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The Last Temptation by Val McDermid
‘The Last Temptation’ is the 3rd novel by Val McDermid featuring DI Carol Jordan and Dr Tony Hill and is set two years after the previous novel- ‘The Wire in the Blood’. Over the previous two years, Tony has left … Continue reading
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The Wire in the Blood by Val McDermid
‘The Wire in the Blood’ is Val McDermid’s 2nd book featuring DI Carol Jordan and Dr Tony Hill. The events of the first book of the series – ‘The Mermaids Singing’ are mentioned in this book but don’t play a … Continue reading
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