Review by showhost
This is
another book with the characters Dr Tony Hill, criminal psychologist, & DCI
Carol Jordan. Hill & Jordan have a little bit of history going back
in previous books. Tony Hill had a bad experience as a child and doesn't
function quite normally, which I suspect has always marred their relationship.
DCI Carol
Jordan is asked to work undercover, which is something she has not previously
done. She is to liaise with the German crime squad to bring to justice a
Russian racketeer who deals in human smuggling and drugs. Carol bears an
uncanny resemblance to the recently deceased girlfriend of the Russian
traffiker, which is why she has been selected for this work. The carrot
being dangled is the promise of promotion to a job she would like.
she isn't
sure how to go about her role and would like the experience/advice of her
nemesis, Tony Hill.
Tony has
retired from the police role because of a very traumatic case he and Carol
worked on,and is now a university lecturer in Scotland. But always glad to
help her he agrees.
When DCI
Carol Jordan contacts the German crime squad they are also working on a
potential serial killer case. The killer is targeting
psychologists. Carol suggests to Petra
that they ask Tony Hill for his help. This stirs something in him &
makes him realise that he is actually missing the profiling work, plus the last
victim was a friend of his.
So, he and
Carol end up working on separate cases in Germany.
Illegal
immigrant trafficking, drugs, Nazi atrocities, violence & corruption are
the ingredients in this thriller. There are a few threads running through
this book but they all come together very neatly. Another good book from
Val McDermid.
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