Reviews

Fever of the Bone by Val McDermid

git_r_read's review against another edition

5.0

I seem to have veered away from suspense/police procedural/thrillers lately. I will always make time for Val McDermid though. Her books are more than the killing of victims, the investigation, gruesome crime scenes. The reader knows the investigators and everyone on the periphery. The characters have lives, emotions, fallibilities. Some that make you want to smack them upside the back of the head, hug another and be relieved when the killer is caught. The reader becomes involved in the story.
This one hit close to home as the victims are young teens and I have a child near the same age. I can only imagine the agony, the not knowing.
I can definitely recommend this book and any book by Val McDermid.

beyondguidance's review against another edition

5.0

This book made me feel the most unusual thing.

After reading Val McDermid's stories about Tony Hill & Carol Jordan for years, this book is the one I finished, put down and felt ... nothing. I was completely apathetic and this feeling stayed with me for two more days, just because of this book.
This might seem like a bad thing, but for an author to make me love the characters so much that it altered my own life to become something else for a few days is just amazing!

balthazarlawson's review against another edition

4.0

It's been a while since I read the last Tony Hill & Carol Jordan novel and this was a very nice surprise to get back to the series. I really enjoyed this book with it's mix of crime and personal story lines intermixing. It builds the character of Tony Hill and makes me really wonder what is going to happen to him now. He is at pivotal point in his life and I can't wait to read the next book in the series.

elusivity's review against another edition

4.0

An excellent example of its genre, intense, psychologically authentic. I began reading not realizing this was the basis for the amazing British tv series Wire in the Blood. Highly recommended!

beckyboop87's review against another edition

4.0

Quite an abrupt ending, but still worth reading.

corbylv16's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

ivy_skye's review against another edition

5.0

Val Mcdermid has the talent to take you away, to take you to place thats dark and terrifying. she takes you in the mind of serial killers, their horrendous crimes and the people trying to catch them. Her story telling is intense and you love every minute of it.

This is yet another Tony Hill/Carol Jordan novel. Like the previous ones, it is amazing. I recommend reading all other novels as well.

old_crockern's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

junkits's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

caty_murray's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0