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moiramacfarlane's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
'Brandon wist niet veel van computers. Maar er was één motto blijven hangen: als je er rotzooi instopt, krijg je er rotzooi uit.'
shirlee2024's review against another edition
4.0
Although I guessed at some of the plot twists, they weren't too obvious, and I'll be looking for more in this series.
balletbookworm's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked "Wire in the Blood" when it aired on BBC America (before I ditched my overpriced cable package, an extra 100$/mo isn't worth one television channel, I don't care how good the programming) but I'd never read the McDermid series. I figured a bit of creepy serial killers and profiling would be a good kick-off to October.
The book is very interesting, Tony Hill and Carol Jordan are very well-developed characters and unique in their backgrounds/motivations (at least to me, since I don't read a lot of crime fiction). I thought the plot was paced very well with good intercutting between the serial killer's diary and the action of the book. It makes for a good addition to my "Criminal Minds" obsession. Profiling wackos makes for good entertainment (sadly enough, it can't even remotely be entertaining in real life, just sickening and terrifying).
The book is very interesting, Tony Hill and Carol Jordan are very well-developed characters and unique in their backgrounds/motivations (at least to me, since I don't read a lot of crime fiction). I thought the plot was paced very well with good intercutting between the serial killer's diary and the action of the book. It makes for a good addition to my "Criminal Minds" obsession. Profiling wackos makes for good entertainment (sadly enough, it can't even remotely be entertaining in real life, just sickening and terrifying).
rocketiza's review against another edition
2.0
I bought this without looking up what it was about, and is a book that I wasn't really into but recognize it as good for the genre so if you read the blurb and are interested, you'll probably like it.
_rusalka's review against another edition
3.0
I don't tend to do trigger warnings. Mainly as I think most people can make their own decisions about what they want to read, and people's tolerance levels all differ.
But, I am not overly squeamish, and it's *very* detailed in the descriptions of the crimes committed in this book. And it's a book written at a certain time highlighting issues within the police force in the North of England, so there is a lot of homophobia in this book.
That all said, I will be following on with the series.
But, I am not overly squeamish, and it's *very* detailed in the descriptions of the crimes committed in this book. And it's a book written at a certain time highlighting issues within the police force in the North of England, so there is a lot of homophobia in this book.
That all said, I will be following on with the series.
dogearedandfurry's review against another edition
4.0
Very good. Certainly engrossing, I found myself ploughing through large parts, whereas with most books I get distracted on my bus commute or pause to think about other things before continuing reading. Only things knocking it off a perfect 5 stars are that I felt some characters like Brandon were a little underused, and after the whole intro and suspension of Cross, there’s not much mention after. More of a 4.5 stars for me.
ptimmons91's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
kp68's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 bit gruesome in parts, will try the next in the series.