{"product_id":"the-mermaids-singing-paperback","title":"The Mermaids Singing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mermaids Singing \u003c\/i\u003eis a chilling and taut psychological mystery from Val McDermid, the basis for the ITV series \u003ci\u003eWire in the Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Robson Green and Hermione Norris.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis was the summer he discovered what he wanted--at a gruesome museum of criminology far off the beaten track of more timid tourists. Visions of torture inspired his fantasies like a muse. It would prove so terribly fulfilling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe bodies of four men have been discovered in the town of Bradfield. Enlisted to investigate is criminal psychologist Tony Hill. Even for a seasoned professional, the series of mutilation sex murders is unlike anything he's encountered before. But profiling the psychopath is not beyond him. Hill's own past has made him the perfect man to comprehend the killer's motives. It's also made him the perfect victim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA game has begun for the hunter and the hunted. But as Hill confronts his own hidden demons, he must also come face-to-face with an evil so profound he may not have the courage--or the power--to stop it...\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e was a journalist for sixteen years and is now a full-time writer living in South Manchester. In 1995, she won the Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel of the Year for \u003ci\u003eThe Mermaids Singing\u003c\/i\u003e. Her novel \u003ci\u003eA Place of Execution\u003c\/i\u003e won a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize, was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel, and named a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47444788183218,"sku":"9781250094032","price":28.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/7cec6d11c89dbe349bf9850567cf1466.webp?v=1778711223","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-mermaids-singing-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}