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Val McDermid
Val McDermid is a master of crime fiction, and her work on the iconic Miss Marple series is a testament to that. She's a writer who knows how to craft a compelling mystery that keeps you guessing until the very end.
Splinter the Silence
Synopsis
Outspoken women who've drawn torrents of vicious threats online have started to silence themselves, one after another, in a series of high-profile suicides. Psychological profiler Tony Hill isn't convinced they're suicides at all, but he's alone in that belief until former detective Carol Jordan, rebuilding her life and her career, gets an unexpected second chance to lead a newly formed investigative unit. Together, they pursue the theory that the online "virtual violence" hides something far more calculated: a killer targeting women who dared to speak up.
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Tony HillProtagonist
A psychological profiler convinced a string of apparent suicides among harassed women is actually murder.
Carol JordanProtagonist
A former detective rebuilding her career, given the chance to lead a new investigative unit alongside Hill.
