Splinter The Silence
By Val McDermid
Here’s a Thriller mystery novel
that could easily be tomorrow’s news headline.
How dangerous are these internet trolls?
See what could possibly happen when some of your worst imagined fears
about venomous, online attackers come true in fiction. This plot is a timely look at the psychological
impacts on human nature from the loud and broad reach of the internet.
In this case women broadcast on
the internet adamant stands on different issues they are passionate about, and
as a result they become targets, and later end up dead. But is it suicide, or murder? Is the antagonism they experience on the web
so harsh they can no longer live with themselves? It looks like that. Or is there a stalker who is a serial killer,
lurking online looking for his victims.
This tense thriller will have
you white knuckled when you’re typing your next online tweet or update. It’s part of the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan
award winning Thriller series. This is a
police procedural that includes fascinating details and professional acumen of
the British police team. At the onset of
this novel, Carol Jordan has really hit bottom in her personal life. She’s recovering from a deep grief, and
searching for some kind of purpose to her life after shattering changes. As she reunites with Tony Hill, psychologist,
and gains an unexpected second chance, she’ll be sorely tested because the stakes
are high. There’s no certainty that
Carol can pull herself together. The
other detectives on her team are impressive, but each has a different and
interesting Achilles heel. You’ll enjoy
getting to know each of these characters and how they work through their
individual flaws to bring a contribution to the investigative team.
This author, Val McDermid, is
known as Britain’s Queen of Crime. The
suspense that she builds in her books is phenomenal. The characters she creates, including the
villain, arouse your curiosity about, what your own reaction would be in their
situation? Then, what will they do
next? Nothing is predictable, in any
way. Val McDermid is the bestselling
author of more than thirty novels, translated into forty languages. Her individual books have won many prizes and
awards. She lives in Scotland.
And if the secrets of real
forensic science fascinate you, I also recommend Val McDermid’s non-fiction
book Forensics What Bugs, Burns, Prints,
DNA, and More Tell Us About Crime.
It’s incredible to read about how far science has come to produce
reliable evidence. The scientific
improvements are explained so that a reader can appreciate the work. Also highlighted is the unwavering commitment
of specific people through history who were determined to improve truth in evidence. They recognized that justice is at stake.
And if you want to hear more from the author,
tune into Kendall &
Cooper Talk Mysteries with Val McDermid
