{"product_id":"fever-of-the-bone-a-novel-isbn-9780061986482","title":"Fever of the Bone: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e“McDermid is as smooth a practitioner of crime fiction as anyone out there….She’s the best we’ve got.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScottish writer Val McDermid is one of the most respected authors at the scene of the crime, and \u003cem\u003eFever of the Bone \u003c\/em\u003eoffers a bravura display of her exceptional storytelling talents. Criminal profiler Tony Hill and his ally Detective Chief Inspector Carol Jordan are back in this terrifying psychological thriller, tracking down a brutal killer who’s targeting a group of young people through a social networking site. A winner of the Gold Dagger Award, a \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Prize, and an Edgar® Award nominee—a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eNotable author whose writing \u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly \u003c\/em\u003ecalls, “smooth, confident, deeply satisfying,”—Val McDermid is a crime fiction force of nature. And \u003cem\u003eFever of the Bone \u003c\/em\u003eis among her best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e He is psychologist and criminal profiler Dr. Tony Hill’s worst nightmare—a killer driven by the most perverted hungers and unmoved by youth and innocence, a killer with a long shopping list of victims who leaves no trail. The murder-mutilation of teenager Jennifer Maidment is horrific enough on its own, but Hill quickly realizes that it’s just the beginning of a chilling campaign targeting an apparently unconnected group of young people—victims that the monster has been grooming through a social networking site.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It is a case that is reawakening ghosts of Tony Hill’s past. And the longer it takes to uncover a motive and a maniac, the more innocent youth will die.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get. . . . FEVER OF THE BONE is everything a great detective novel should be: pacey, gripping, clever and stylish and, most of all, a fantastic read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Another cracker in the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series from the most imaginative creator of serial killers we have. . . . McDermid’s killers and their motives are always scarily plausible and the relationship between Tony and Carol continues to intrigue.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“McDermid is especially good at serving up a mix of hi-tech and old-fashioned coppering, as well as showing how proximity to extreme brutality can take its toll on even the toughest police officer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If you believe that every patch of ground comes with its own story, then Val McDermid is the storyteller for you. . . . Ingenious.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review, in praise of The Grave Tattoo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“McDermid is unusual in her abilility to keep the suspense high while constructing social mysteries that are far-ranging in their implications. . . . McDermid brings to her mysteries an unusual capacity for compassion, both for victims and for the detectives whose lives are shattered tracking down the killers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review), in praise of The Torment of Others\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Smooth. Confident. Deeply satisfying. What else can you say about McDermid’s writing.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly (editor's choice), in praise of The Torment of Others\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888654512357,"sku":"NP9780061986482","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061986482.jpg?v=1730229541","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/fever-of-the-bone-a-novel-isbn-9780061986482","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}