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Beneath the Bleeding by: Val McDermid List Price: £6.99 Childrens Toy Shop Price: £4.49 You Save: £2.50 (36%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780007243280 ISBN: 0007243286 Label: Harper Manufacturer: Harper Number Of Pages: 496 Publication Date: March 03, 2008 Publisher: Harper Studio: Harper Sales Rank: 4349 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk: It seems hard to believe now, but there was a day when Val McDermid was just another crime writer. True, her Kate Brannigan novels were highly accomplished and well-honed pieces of work, and if McDermid had written nothing else, they would have assured her a solid place in the history of the genre. But Beneath the Bleeding (as with most of the other work the author has done more recently) is a much more ambitious and considerable novel, written on a grander scale, tackling pertinent social issues and (most importantly) developing two highly memorable characters: forensic profiler Tony Hill and his police ally DCI Carol Jordan. The new book, as disturbing as it is compulsively readable, continues to add new levels to the psychological thriller -- something that McDermid seems able to do in every new book. A star footballer has been murdered in the city of Bradfield. Shortly after, an explosion rocks the town's football stadium, wreaking mass carnage. In the current climate of fear regarding home-grown terrorism, it is inevitable that suspicion falls in this direction – but is money -- or something else -- involved here? Such as a bloody working out of some kind of revenge scenario against the football team? Needless to say, this is quite a different case from those that Tony Hill and Carol Jordan have previously been involved with, and the customary relationship (swinging between confrontation and admiration) is worked out with all the rigour that we expect from McDermid. Of course, this is an author who always has more fish to fry than the simple exigencies of the crime novel, and astringent commentaries on many aspects of British society are provocatively incorporated here (always, though, inter alia -- never at the expense of a forward-moving narrative). If you're a fan of the Wire in the Blood TV series, you should do yourself a favour and investigate the original novels – such as Beneath the Bleeding. They offer a considerably more involving experience. --Barry Forshaw Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Top Notch Police ProceduralAs a fan of Val McDermid, and having read all her books, I can say that this one is one of her best. The premise of the story is around 2 plots - someone who is killing people by poison, and a bombing at a football ground. At first it is difficult to see where these 2 plots come together, but McDermid draws them together seamlessly. The characters are real, and you get to see the good and not so good side of all of them. I feel that this makes them all the more likeable. There is an undercurrent of racial tension running throughout the book, but I feel that McDermid handles this well. The characters are well drawn whatever their racial background. The book held my attention throughout and I found myself not wanting to put it down. I was stunned ... Read More: Rating:  - Disappointing......Its difficult to put my finger on it but i found this installment of the Tony & Carol saga well off target. It's like somebody had taken Val McDermid's characters and written a sub-standard novel under her name. The part where Carol lambasted 'The Spooks' getting involved in the case was a pretty poor attempt on some kind of humour based on TV's Hermione Norris's roll as both Carol Jordan in 'Wire in the blood' and her starring roll in the said 'Spooks'. I found the main characters very one dimensional, demons such as alcoholism and the characters personal circumstances or traits came over as both uninteresting and uninvolving. I did't really enjoy the book, though its fairly easy reading so got through it quickly. The Author has set herself ... Read More: Rating:  - Beneath the BleedingWhen one reads a Val McDermid novel, the expectation is that it will involve a serial killer. This book is no exception, although the author intertwines a couple of twists. To begin with, her protagonists--Dr. Tony Hill, psychologist and profiler, and DCI Carol Jordan--are continually at odds in attempting to solve their personal problems, as well as the crimes they are involved with. Tony's insights seem far out to Carol, which she sometimes attributes to the fact that he's in the hospital with a smashed knee, courtesy of a patient in that hospital, where he practices. Be that as it may, the challenge, at first, is to solve the poisoning of a popular footballer on the eve of a big game. Then during the game, an explosion under the stands ... Read More: Rating:  - Takes a long time to get going and there isn't enough Tony Hill!In `Beneath the Bleeding', Val McDermid has returned to the golden age method of murder; poisoning! As the book starts a young footballer is receiving medical attention for a suspected viral infection. Thanks to a young doctor it is discovered that he has actually been poisoned with ricin. As this is a high profile case, Carol and her team are under pressure to get results, unfortunate as Dr Tony Hill is out of action (having been attacked by an axe-wielding patient in the secure hospital where he works.) Everything finally comes together though and Tony and Carol and their supporting cast eventually get the perpetrator. There is also a sub-plot involving a bombing at the club's ground. I can appreciate why other reviewers have given this book ... Read More: Rating: - Astonishingly goodAn unputdownable read.... If all crime writing was this good, I would be incredibly happy. This is top notch plotting, writing, psychology, description, conversation and an acute insight into the (probable ) behaviour of our anti-terrorist squads. Buy this. You will not be disappointed. Val McDermid at her best. |
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