Insidious Intent [Paperback]

Longlisted for the 2018 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year

Named One ofEntertainment Weeklys Best New Books

Insidious Intent, the latest installment in Val McDermids popular series featuring psychologist Tony Hill and detective Carol Jordan, reaffirms Val McDermids place as Britans reigning Queen of Crime. In the north of England, single women are beginning to disappear from weddings. A wedding crasher is luring the women awayonly to torch the victims bodies in their own cars in remote locations, leaving behind no personal clues or forensic traces. It is the first official case for Carols elite Regional Major Incident Teamand maybe the toughest case she and Tony have ever had to face. It all comes together in an ending that hits like a bomb blast,The Globe and Mailraved. Dont miss this one and save it for the day when you want to read straight through.

Praise forInsidious Intent

Here McDermid is at her finest . . .Insidious Intentis a bold gamble that has the potential to shake long-cherished characters from their emotional complacency and advance the series into uncharted territory.Los Angeles Times

One of crime fictions most eminent writers returns with another intricately plotted thriller.Entertainment Weekly

A?highlight of novels written by Val McDermid is the tight control she maintains over her complex plots that are enhanced by believable and complicated characters . . . McDermid brings something special to the table as she shows in her latest novel . . . The intense plot moves briskly. McDermid keeps each twist believable . . . The authors expert exploration of the human experience has never been better.Washington Post

The finale will shake readers to their core.Publishers Weekly

The narcissistic, controlled killer is engaging quarry and McDermids procedurallS�