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Wonderfully compelling stuff (Daily Mail )
A workout for the grey cells, perfectly executed (Daily Telegraph )
This standalone from the Scottish force of nature, and creator of Robson Green's Wire In The Blood TV series, is a brutally clever story (Daily Mirror )
thoughtful, tender and always entertaining', Guardian ('Flawless, chilling and truly un-put-downable’ )
A workout for the grey cells, perfectly executed (Daily Telegraph )
This standalone from the Scottish force of nature, and creator of Robson Green's Wire In The Blood TV series, is a brutally clever story (Daily Mirror )
thoughtful, tender and always entertaining', Guardian ('Flawless, chilling and truly un-put-downable’ )
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The new chilling standalone from the author of the Tony Hill series
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Physchiatrist, Charlie Flint is sent a mysterious package of press clippings about a recent murder. The murder took place on the grounds of Oxford college, which Charlie attended, years before. When Charlie figures out who sent her the package, she decides to investigate the murder, and who was responsible.
This book was an exciting read, pretty much up to the Val McDermid standard. There was always something going on in the story that made me want to read on futher. I thought the characterisation was good, and the whole lesbian aspect did not bother me. A better than average thriller.
This book was an exciting read, pretty much up to the Val McDermid standard. There was always something going on in the story that made me want to read on futher. I thought the characterisation was good, and the whole lesbian aspect did not bother me. A better than average thriller.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I've read most of Val McDermid's earlier books but I must admit, Tony Hill just didn't grip me and I moved on to crime writers new. However, after reading reviews in the newspapers for Trick of the Dark, I thought I'd give this book a go and managed to finish it in a couple of days whilst on holiday. The book is a classic slow burner and does indeed take a while to get going but it's a book that draws you in and leaves you unable to put it back down until the end. Yes, the plot is a little predictable in places and yes, some of the dialogue may be a little dry but this doesn't detract from the overall appeal of the book. It is nice to see lesbian main characters in mainstream Top 10 fiction but that is not what this book is about. Complex relationships and life changing decisions abound, Trick of the Dark is an excellent read and Val McDermid remains on top form.
36 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Charlie Flint is a psychiatrist, police profiler and accredited Home Office expert witness...but when the novel opens she is currently suspended and under investigation by the General Medical Council. She lives with her civil partner in Manchester.
Charlie visits her old tutor at the wonderfully named St Scholastika's College, Oxford. Dr Corinna Newsam is convinced that her daughter's new partner is a serial killer, and wants Charlie to go to London to find out if it's true.
Charlie isn't convinced and thinks that maybe the Newsams don't want their daughter in a lesbian relationship, but she decides to investigate out of loyalty to her old tutor, but more probably because there's a woman living in Oxford that Charlie is attracted to, and the investigation will give her an excuse to visit her.
Charlie sets off for London to investigate the suspect and meets up with her old friend Nick, a DS with the Met, and he agrees to help her.
Charlie's investigations take her from London back to Oxford and then to the Isle of Skye and on to Sunderland...lovely to see the North East mentioned in a mainstream novel...
Nice to see fictional characters who just happen to be gay...although from the comments from previous reviewers it seems that the one lesbian actually living in Oxford is one lesbian too many....
Fantastic thriller! Buy this novel now!!!
Charlie visits her old tutor at the wonderfully named St Scholastika's College, Oxford. Dr Corinna Newsam is convinced that her daughter's new partner is a serial killer, and wants Charlie to go to London to find out if it's true.
Charlie isn't convinced and thinks that maybe the Newsams don't want their daughter in a lesbian relationship, but she decides to investigate out of loyalty to her old tutor, but more probably because there's a woman living in Oxford that Charlie is attracted to, and the investigation will give her an excuse to visit her.
Charlie sets off for London to investigate the suspect and meets up with her old friend Nick, a DS with the Met, and he agrees to help her.
Charlie's investigations take her from London back to Oxford and then to the Isle of Skye and on to Sunderland...lovely to see the North East mentioned in a mainstream novel...
Nice to see fictional characters who just happen to be gay...although from the comments from previous reviewers it seems that the one lesbian actually living in Oxford is one lesbian too many....
Fantastic thriller! Buy this novel now!!!
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Trick of the Dark
Val McDermid is one of those writers I turn to if for some reason I'm having difficulty reading. I find her books are usually page turners and this was no exception. Read more
Published 28 days ago by dumphimlove
Enjoyable, but a bit predictable : not up to her best
An above average psychological crime novel, but not among her best. Interesting ( for me ) with its Oxford background, but although a decent plot, it was a slow burner and never... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Opus_Seven
Trick Of The Dark
At the centre of Trick of the Dark is the murder of Philip Carling, killed on the day of his wedding allegedly by his two business partners, whose fraudulent activities he was... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Meg
A Great Read
A great read with a very clever and original plot. I liked the way 'two' versions of the same story unfolded.
Published 3 months ago by binky2
Awful
Such a waste of money, I wish I'd never bothered. It's hard to believe this is written by Val McDermid as the writing is so awful. Read more
Published 3 months ago by chimera
Would you kill for the one you love ?
Charlie has been with Maria for 7 years but has become infatuated with Lisa while having to deal with professional problems. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Rio Carnival Girl
Self indulgent claptrap!
As hard as I tried, I couldn't get past the first 100 pages. I have always been a big fan of Mcdermid, and have read all her books. This, however, is a massive disappointment. Read more
Published 5 months ago by casa de espana
Not her best work, by a long way
I couldn't quite believe I was reading a novel by Val McDermid, an author I normally like a lot. In many places, this read rather as I would imagine a Jeffrey Archer book to read. Read more
Published 5 months ago by LizzieN4
FIRST BOOK TO BE DUMPED IN A BIN
Having read about and watched TV programmes by Val McDermid, I was so annoyed that this book, from the very start, was absolute rubbish. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Trish
Could have done better
The book definitely gets better towards the end so keep reading! But the actual ending is a bit of
an anti-climax itself, so disappointing - there are too many loose ends and... Read more
an anti-climax itself, so disappointing - there are too many loose ends and... Read more
Published 6 months ago by bobbycow
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