The Mermaids Singing (Tony Hill and Carol Jordan, #1) (Dr. Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Mysteries, #1)

by Val McDermid

When the fourth victim of a twisted serial killer is found, Detective Inspector Carol Jordan teams up with criminologist Tony Hill to develop a complicated criminal profile, the accuracy of which becomes pivotal to the case.

• ISBN10: 0312983603
• ISBN13: 9780312983604
• Publish Date: 17 June 2002 (first published 6 November 1995)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 1 July 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: St Martin's Press
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 400
• Language: English

Reviews

[brokentune]

Meh. Written in 1995, this actually reads dated. Also, there is a lot of explaining things - mostly Hill explaining to Jordan - which read a bit like a lecture. Not a fan of the gory / torture parts, and it did not help that the book starts with some pretty gruesome descriptions.

[wyvernfriend]

Interesting serial killer story. Tony Hill is a psychologist working for the home office and being brought into a serial killer mystery. Along with Detective Inspector Carol Jordan they race to find the killer.

It's gruesome but I did enjoy it.