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  • The Torment of Others

  • By: Val McDermid
  • Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
  • Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (91 ratings)

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The Torment of Others

By: Val McDermid
Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
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Publisher's Summary

A dead girl lies on a blood-soaked mattress, her limbs spread in a parody of ecstasy. The scene matches a series of murders which ended with the conviction of Derek Tyler. But Tyler's been locked up in a mental institution for two years, barely speaking a word. Criminal psychologist Dr Tony Hill thinks this is not a copycat murder but something much stranger. Hill heads towards a terrifying face-off with one of the most perverse killers he has ever encountered….

©2002 Val McDermid (P)2015 W F Howes Ltd

Critic Reviews

"No one compares to McDermid when it comes to the deviant side of human nature." ( Guardian)
"One of McDermid's finest, which is saying a lot." ( The Times)

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Won't dissapoint

I have heard the name Val McDermid for many years now and I just took the leap for the first time. I am glad that I did.
For the crime and psychological thriller genre, this is good writing.
Terse and fast paced as expected. The characters are well drawn, and the story easy to follow about someone's thrill for tormenting others as the title suggests.
The way it is told, it feels as though you are part of the solving process rather than watching someone do the solving. That was most interesting for me.
At times it was quite perverse and chilling, which is to be expected, but I felt that some sections didn't take the full opportunity to create suspense. Hence the 4 stars.
But this was an otherwise good novel that won't disappoint.
Sergiu Pobereznic (author)

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  • 23-05-2023

Great book

This was a great listen, kept me interested till the end. Like all her books I’ve listened to so far.

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Another good story

Just another good one by this author . took a little while to get into the story. Narration a good as always. plenty of twists and turns thought the story. didnt see the final perpetrator.

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just gets better and better

after the last McDermid installment i didn't think it could be topped but I was so wrong, such an intense plot..loved it!

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Loving this series

I really enjoyed this book & am already listening to the next one in the series. Love a good series so that the end of the book doesn't mean an end to the enjoyment.

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great progression

this story ties up the bomb shell ending of the last book, while forging new ground. can not wait to see (hear) where it goes next

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Superb

I remember watching this story as an episode of "Wire in the Blood", a British TV series. The dramatisation of course is not 100% faithful to the book and nothing is as good as the book but both versions are superb.

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