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The Torment of Others
by Val McDermid
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
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About This Item
London: HarperCollins Publishers, 2004. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 9.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. A signed first edition, first impression of McDermid's fourth novel from her popular Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper. An author's presentation copy of this crime novel, inscribed by the author to the title page, including her signature. The fourth book of the popular Carol Jordan and Dr. Tony Hill series, written by the Scottish crime writer Val McDermid. This series has been adapted for television and is among her best known work. McDermid generally writes in the sub-genre known as Tartan Noir, and has been awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger for her lifetime contribution to crime writing in the English language. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth remains very smart, with only a couple of faint marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Dust wrapper is bright and smart, with just a little creasing to the head and tail of the spine. Fine
Synopsis
Stunning psychological thriller featuring Tony Hill, hero of The Wire in the Blood, from one of Britain's bestselling novelistsFor some, there is nothing so sweet, so thrilling, as the torment of others ...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 when irrefutable forensic evidence secured the conviction of one Derek Tyler. But Tyler's been locked up in a mental institution for two years, barely speaking a word – except to say that 'the Voice' told him to do it. Top criminal psychologist Dr Tony Hill is prepared to think the unthinkable – this is not a copycat murder but something much stranger. While DCI Carol Jordan and her team mount a desperate and dangerous undercover police operation to trap the murderer, Hill heads towards a terrifying face-off with one of the most perverse killers he has ever encountered...
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 873M6
- Title
- The Torment of Others
- Author
- Val McDermid
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 9.5" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- Val McDermid Tartan Noir Tony Hill Carol Jordan Tartan Noir
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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