Val McDermid — The Torment of Others

London, HarperCollins Publishers, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition, first impression of McDermid's fourth novel from her popular Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper. An author's presentation copy of this crime novel, inscribed by the author to the title page, including her signature. The fourth book of the popular Carol Jordan and Dr. Tony Hill series, written by the Scottish crime writer Val McDermid. This series has been adapted for television and is among her best known work. McDermid generally writes in the sub-genre known as Tartan Noir, and has been awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger for her lifetime contribution to crime writing in the English language. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth remains very smart, with only a couple of faint marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Dust wrapper is bright and smart, with just a little creasing to the head and tail of the spine. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.