Killing the Shadows

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Summary: Val McDermid is fantastic
Review: Val McDermid is one of Britain's most popular crime writers. I loved the premise of this book - famous novelists are being murdered in the manner of their books. Very cool idea. Fiona is an interesting character in that she is not a cop, she is a scientist. By the end of the novel, she is such a fully fleshed person that you are excited and scared for her in a way, for example, that you can no longer be for characters like Kay Scarpetta or Tempe Brennan who have escaped death's clutches one too many times to make any future novels suspenseful. The fact that the ending is formulaic - what else could it be? - does not detract from the genuine enjoyment of the story. If you are getting bored of Minette Walters and Ruth Rendell, try Val McDermid.