The Mermaids Singing

<p>In this special 20th anniversary edition, Lee Child introduces the Gold Dagger award-winning serial killer thriller that began the Number One bestselling crime series featuring clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill, hero of TV’s much-loved Wire in the Blood.</p> <p> You always remember the first time. Isn’t that what they say about sex? How much more true it is of murder... </p> <p>Up till now, the only serial killers Tony Hill had encountered were safely behind bars. This one’s different – this one’s on the loose.</p> <p>Four men have been found mutilated and tortured. As fear grips the city, the police turn to clinical psychologist Tony Hill for a profile of the killer. But soon Tony becomes the unsuspecting target in a battle of wits and wills where he has to use every ounce of his professional nerve to survive.</p> <p>A tense, beautifully written psychological thriller, The Mermaids Singing explores the tormented mind of a serial killer unlike any the world of fiction has ever seen.</p>