Val McDermid: Splinter the Silence (USA 2016)

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Psychologist Tony Hill and former police detective Carol Jordan are back in Splinter the Silence -- a masterful, compulsive read centered on the mysterious deaths of several women who were the victims of vicious cyberbullying. Is it violence if it's virtual? The outspoken women targeted by the increasingly cruel Internet trolls and bullies would say so. For some of them, the torrents of bile and vicious threats prove too much. They begin to silence themselves in a series of high-profile suicides. Or do they? Tony Hill isn't convinced. But he's the only one. After departing the force in a storm of grief, Carol Jordan is too busy messing up her life to care. Until she gets an unexpected second chance. Now it's game on, and the stakes have never been higher. Unpredictable and unputdownable, Splinter the Silence is a timely and disturbing look at the way the anonymity of the internet enables abuse -- and a story of two of crime's most formidable enemies, confronting not just a killer but demons of their own.

Val McDermid: Splinter the Silence. A Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Novel. Grove/Atlantic, ISBN: 9780802125569 (December, 2016), 406 p., $16.00.

Val McDermid: Splinter the Silence (UK 2016)

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Psychological profiler Tony Hill is trained to see patterns, to decode the mysteries of human behaviour, and when he comes across a series of suicides among women tormented by vicious online predators, he begins to wonder if there is more to these tragedies than meets the eye. Similar circumstances, different deaths. Could it be murder? But what kind of serial killer wants his crimes to stay hidden?

Former DCI Carol Jordan has her own demons to confront, but with lives at stake, Tony and Carol begin the hunt for the most dangerous and terrifying kind of killer - someone who has nothing to fear and nothing to lose...

Number one bestseller Val McDermid returns with a gripping, chilling, suspenseful novel featuring two of the most distinctive characters in crime fiction: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan.

Val McDermid: Splinter the Silence. Sphere, ISBN: 9780751561425 (April, 2016), 469 p., £7.99.

Val McDermid: Splinter the Silence (USA 2015)

From the Publisher:
A thrilling standalone from world-class crime writer Val McDermid -- a skeleton found in Edinburgh's historic center leads cold-case detectives back to war crimes committed during the Balkan Wars of the 1990sThe next novel in internationally bestselling crime writer Val McDermid's hugely successful Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series, centered on a series of high-profile "suicides" of outspoken women who were the targets of vicious cyberbullying up until their deaths

Widely recognized as one of our finest crime writers, with numerous accolades and legions of devoted readers worldwide, Val McDermid is back with the latest installment in her much beloved series featuring psychologist Tony Hill and former police detective Carol Jordan. Splinter the Silence is an adrenaline-fueled roller coaster guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat: a masterful novel centered on the mysterious deaths of several women who were the victims of vicious cyberbullying.

Is it violence if it's virtual? The outspoken women targeted by the increasingly cruel Internet trolls and bullies would probably say so. For some of them, the torrents of bile and vicious threats prove too much. They begin to silence themselves in a series of high-profile suicides. Or do they? Tony Hill isn't convinced. But he's the only one. Former cop Carol Jordan is too busy messing up her life to care. Until she gets an unexpected second chance. Now it's game on, and the stakes have never been higher.

Unpredictable and unputdownable, Splinter the Silence is a must-read that cements Val McDermid's place as one of the best crime writers in the business.

Val McDermid: Splinter the Silence. A Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Novel. Atlantic Monthly Press, ISBN: 9780802124081 (December, 2015), 406 p., $26.00, eBook $13.99.

Val McDermid: Splinter the Silence (UK 2015)

From the Publisher:
Number one bestseller, Val McDermid is back with her most gripping, chilling, suspenseful novel yet, featuring two of the most distinctive and unforgettable characters in crime fiction: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan. This hardback edition contains a bonus short story!

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER

'That day, waiting had been almost unbearable. He wanted something more spectacular, something that couldn't be ignored. These deaths needed to make a mark...'

Psychological profiler Tony Hill is trained to see patterns, to decode the mysteries of human behaviour, and when he comes across a series of suicides among women tormented by vicious online predators, he begins to wonder if there is more to these tragedies than meets the eye. Similar circumstances, different deaths. Could it be murder? But what kind of serial killer wants his crimes to stay hidden?

Former DCI Carol Jordan has her own demons to confront, but with lives at stake, Tony and Carol begin the hunt for the most dangerous and terrifying kind of killer - someone who has nothing to fear and nothing to lose...

Val McDermid: Splinter the Silence. Little, Brown, ISBN: 9781408706893 (August, 2015), 416 p., £18.99.