The Mermaids Singing

The Mermaids Singing

"The Mermaids Singing" (1995) is a crime novel by Scottish author Val McDermid, the first featuring her recurring protagonist, Dr. Tony Hill. It was adapted into the pilot episode of ITV1's television series based on McDermid's work, "Wire in the Blood", starring Robson Green and Hermione Norris.

The title is part of a line from the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T. S. Eliot.

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Across the city of Bradfield, men are being kidnapped, horrifically tortured and killed by a mysterious psychopath, who then dumps their mutilated corpses in areas frequented by the gay community. Dr. Tony Hill, a criminal psychologist with sexual problems of his own, is called on for assistance in the investigation by D.I Carol Jordon, who will soon become the object of his repressed desires. However, all thoughts of lust are deftly swept aside as he delves deeper into the case, finding himself up against one of the most intelligent, perverse and unrelentingly sadistic killers of his career.


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