Fever of the Bone Featuring Tony Hill & Carol Jordan Published by Little, Brown Publishing date in the UK: 3 September 2009 US publication: February 2010 Canada publication: HarperCollins July 2010

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Fever of the Bone paperback Out now in UK! Published by Little, Brown

Synopsis:
'You should have been a detective. If there's one thing the last year has proved, it's how good you are at finding things out. Not simple things. Hard things. Things that nobody is supposed to be able to find out. Things that are buried so deep nobody even thinks twice about them. The sort of things that turn people's lives inside out once they're exposed.' Meet Tony Hill's most twisted adversary - a killer with a shopping list of victims, a killer unmoved by youth and innocence, a killer driven by the most perverted of desires. The murder and mutilation of teenager Jennifer Maidment is horrific enough on its own. But it's not long before Tony realises it's just the start of a brutal and ruthless campaign that's targeting an apparently unconnected group of young people. Struggling with the newly-awakened ghosts of his own past and desperate for distraction in his work, Tony battles to find the answers that will give him personal and professional satisfaction in his most testing investigation yet.

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Val Say's
'My next book - THE FEVER OF THE BONE will be published 3 September 2009 by Little, Brown. THE FEVER OF THE BONE is the sixth novel to feature clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill and Detective Chief Inspector Carol Jordan, and yet again it takes them into uncharted waters. I've started work on it, and so far it seems to be taking me into uncharted waters too!'

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Reviews:

Mark Sanderson, Evening Standard
"It takes great skill to handle so many narrative strands with clarity without sacrificing the suspense – but McDermid does so with apparent ease"

Laura Wilson, The Guardian
"McDermid is especially good at serving up a mix of hi-tech and old-fashioned coppering, as well as showing how proximity to extreme brutality can take its toll on even the toughest police officer."

Angela McGee, Sunday Express
"Fever Of The Bone is everything a great detective novel should be: pacey, gripping, clever and stylish and, most of all, a fantastic read."

The Daily Mail
"Another cracker in the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series from the most imaginative creator of serial killers we have."

Peter Guttridge, The Observer
"McDermid remains unrivalled at yoking chilling scenarios to a pulsing narrative; and Hill's torment is palpable in this scary, dark thriller. Horrible and brilliant."

Rebecca Armstrong, The Independent
"In a book that takes in social networking and teenage angst, it would be easy for the average author to slip up on technicality or tone, but McDermid treads the technological - and teen - paths with ease."

Crimesquad.com
"Val McDermid’s latest offering is an excellent book... This has to be her finest offering to date. Which, considering her previous novels, is no mean feat! Fever of the Bone reinforces her standing as the mistress of the psychological crime thriller."

Paul Blezard, The Lady
"Classic McDermid at her Blood Chilling Best"

Maxine Clark, Eurocrime.com
"It is written with multi award-winning Val McDermid's usual professionalism, dependability, style and apparent effortlessness."

Sandra Mangan, Coventry Telegraph
"The reader is drawn into a tightly-woven plot which keeps you guessing from the get-go. If you’re already a fan of McDermid, then this is a must-read. If you are new to her work, it is a fine introduction. Highly recommended."