The Torment of Others (Wire in Blood 4)

Author/Guide: Val McDermid

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2000s: Is there a copycat of one of the most hideous killers in recent years?

ISBN: 978-0007344758
Genre: Crime, Suspense

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What you need to know before your trail

In a small grim room, the body of a woman is discovered, panic and pain etched in her face. The scene matches in every detail a series of murders two years ago-murders that ended when irrefutable forensic evidence secured the conviction of a deeply disturbed young man named Derek Tyler.

But there’s no way Tyler could have killed the latest victim. Is there? He’s been locked up in a mental institution since his trial, so he can’t have done. Is there a hideous copy cat at work?

Tony Hill tries to crack Tyler, thinking he must know something. Meanwhile, DCI Carol Jordan and her team mount an undercover operation to try and trap the murderer.

It’s then when events spiral out of control and Tony must face one of the most perverse killers he has ever encountered.

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Bradfield

Bradfield is a fictional town in West Yorkshire. Despite there being a suburb of Sheffield called Bradfield, this is not it since it’s a small and rural suburb.

However for a real journey in Bradfield, it would actually make more sense to head north past Sheffield and Bradford of course as these two cities gave Bradfield its name after all.

The TV series was actually filmed in the North East of England in Newcastle and the surrounding areas – Gateshead and Durham to name but two. This was as the star of the show – Robson Green himself – wanted to keep the filming and work in the North East.

The city of Newcastle has changed since the filming however as one building in particular – the old Bank of England in Pilgrim Street has now been demolished