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  • By: Val McDermid
  • Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
  • Length: 15 hrs and 2 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,187 ratings)
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Fever of the Bone

By: Val McDermid
Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
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Summary

Meet Tony Hill's most twisted adversary - a killer with a shopping list of victims, driven by the most perverted of desires. The murder and mutilation of teenager Jennifer Maidment is horrific enough on its own. But it's not long before Tony realises it's just the start of a brutal and ruthless campaign that's targeting an apparently unconnected group of young people. Tony battles to find the answers that will give him personal and professional satisfaction in his most testing investigation yet.

©2009 Val McDermid (P)2015 W F Howes Ltd

Critic reviews

"So gripping that it puts your life on hold." ( The Times)
"Everything a great detective novel should be: pacy, gripping, clever and stylish and, most of all, a fantastic read." ( Sunday Express)

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Terrible narration

As expected terrific story but narration totally spoiled it for me. Very amateurish attempts at characterisation failed miserably and every character sounded 65++ which created altered images to the perceived reality in my head.
Love this author but would not purchase another with this narrator

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Very well written and performed.

Another great book from Val McDermid.
Twisting plot kept me guessing with more updates on Carol and Tony's relationship.
Enjoyed the calm and pleasant narration too.

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Loved it

Edge of my seat all the way through twists and turns kept it going to the highly unexpected ending. Fantastic

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Aaargh….

Bought this having forgotten how much the narrator winds me up, especially in his voicing of female characters,. Every female part, even the strongest most confident, is portrayed as breathy, whiny and hugely annoying. My fault, I knew this after the same narrator sent my blood pressure up in the Dragon Tattoo series - after which I stopped buying any book he narrated. This one slipped through the net. Its a shame because in all other respects, the narrator is actually pretty good.

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Another excellent listen

Really enjoyed the storylines & narration. The characters are well developed & the twist in the tail was good too

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fabulous!

literally loved this. my first audiobook and I was hooked
from the start. highly recommended

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just love the series

I could go on listening to their story all day long I eagerly await the next in the Tony Hill episodes

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A little predictable but good overall

I did get that annoying feeling I knew the answers quicker than the detective team on this one but overall a good, compelling story.

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Narrator more suited to childrens books

Right the start the narrator was annoying. He was too softly spoken and all the women sounded like prissy girls instead of the strong intelligent women they were. For a hard hitting subject, the narrator was just wrong.

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Another great book.

I love the way Val McDermid writes, she can certainly write a good book. Thank You.

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