The Mermaids Singing

Having read [b:A Place of Execution 91487 A Place of Execution Val McDermid https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1311971779s/91487.jpg 1179513] i felt it was time to learn where my much loved Wire in The Blood characters came from. And I was not at all disappointed. Profilers are everywhere now but this 1995 book nails it on the head not just in introducing a wonderfully flawed character of Tony Hill but at explaing his job and what he does. Five stars given today reflects what this book is/was for the genre twenty years ago. Don't read if you are a bit squaeemish about torture (there is plenty) but it is a cracking good crime thriller and I will be back for more.