Fever of the Bone

Crime Writers' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger Award-winning author Val McDermid pens thrilling mysteries eagerly devoured by fans. In the sixth novel in her Tony Hill series-the inspiration for the hit British television show Wire in the Blood-psychologist Tony Hill and Detective Carol Jordan's investigation of a teenage girl's murder leads them to an Internet predator. "McDermid is both a fiendish plot strategist and a highly skilled writer, deftly delivering shocks, sometimes with no more than an out-of-place word."-Booklist