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Killing the Shadows

By: Val McDermid
Narrated by: Imogen Church
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Professor Fiona Cameron is a psychologist who uses computer technology to track serial offenders. She vowed never to work for the Met again after they went against her advice and screwed up an investigation as a result.

But when her lover, thriller writer Kit Martin, tells her a fellow crime novelist has been murdered, Fiona can’t help taking an interest. With the killer striking again, Fiona is caught in a race against time.

©2002 Val McDermid (P)2005 Brilliance Audio, Inc. Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Crime

Critic Reviews

"Dark, clever and timely." ( Scotland on Sunday)
"She is the real mistress of psychological gripping thrillers; no-one can plot or tell a story like she can. The hairs on my neck literally stood up." ( Express)
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Best book I’ve listened to for a long time! Characters were excellent and the narration…. Simply marvelous!

Brilliant!

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Great story, with lots of twists and turns. Keep me guessing you’re near the end. Great narrator.

Loved it

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A gripping story. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Felt like I was with Fiona all the way.

So good

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Good story and characters, holds tension to the end. Let down by parts of the narration.

Narrator lets it down

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A fantastic work. It's a story within the story of sorts, sheer brilliance and why Val McDermid is not just the queen of crime but a god of the genre

Crime god

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There are some interesting twists and turns and an exciting denouement in this a little too self-referential story - a serial killer targeting murder mystery writers!? Didn’t enjoy this as much as others from this author but that is a pretty high bar. The narrator does a great job with a variety of accents to master including Spanish.

Solid murder mystery

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