The Mermaid’s Singing by Val McDermid
This was just a nice taste of twisted! You have a serial killer who is fascinated with ancient torture methods, is a skilled handyman and makes his own rack and other devices after seeing them in a museum and finding a picture book. You just have to love picture books, don’t you? They can show you so much. Add to that, he keeps a recorded diary of his work and its outcome. And to add just another taste of twisted to it, he video tapes them and feeds them into a virtual game computer to be relived over and over.
I am beyond impressed with this woman’s ability to write the mind of a psychopath. Admittedly, this was an audiobook. And admittedly, the man who did the voice of the killer was excellent. But, I believe I would have stayed up nights to finish it had I had it in print form. Twisted minds like Val’s are a rare commodity. I will be reading more of her stuff!
SephiPiderWitch
04/23/2017