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A review by helenlouise0304
Fever Of The Bone by Val McDermid
4.0
There are common elements to Val McDermid's Tony Hill books: a series of murders (of course) committed by an unknown assailant, some kind of doubt about Tony's usefulness as a profiler, and the ever present will-they-won't-they tension between Tony and Carol Jordan.
Yet, despite all this, every time I read the newest installment of this series I find myself more drawn into the story than ever before.
As always, the whydunnit is a bigger question than the whodunnit, and the great thing is that once you're given the answer, you don't feel cheated, because all the pieces are there (and I admit, I did manage to figure out the motive before it was spelled out, which I'm proud of!).
The subplot of Tony finding out more about his father was extremely well done, and the ending poses some interesting possibilities for McDermid to address in the seventh book.
The only weak point I found was the team dealing with the cold case on the side; I feel like the book could easily have worked without it. Other than that, a strong effort as always.
(oh, and a word of friendly advice: never begin a McDermid book before bed. If you're anything like me, you won't be able to sleep until you know what happens next.)
Yet, despite all this, every time I read the newest installment of this series I find myself more drawn into the story than ever before.
As always, the whydunnit is a bigger question than the whodunnit, and the great thing is that once you're given the answer, you don't feel cheated, because all the pieces are there (and I admit, I did manage to figure out the motive before it was spelled out, which I'm proud of!).
The subplot of Tony finding out more about his father was extremely well done, and the ending poses some interesting possibilities for McDermid to address in the seventh book.
The only weak point I found was the team dealing with the cold case on the side; I feel like the book could easily have worked without it. Other than that, a strong effort as always.
(oh, and a word of friendly advice: never begin a McDermid book before bed. If you're anything like me, you won't be able to sleep until you know what happens next.)