How the Dead Speak

How the Dead Speak

2019 • 416 pages

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"With Tony behind bars and Carol finally out of road as a cop, he's finding unexpected outlets for his talents in jail and she's joined forces with a small informal group of lawyers and forensics experts looking into suspected miscarriages of justice. But they're doing it without each other; being in the same room at visiting hour is too painful to contemplate. Meanwhile, construction is suddenly halted on the redevelopment of an orphanage after dozens of skeletons are found buried in the grounds. Forensic examination reveals they date from between twenty and forty years ago, when the nuns were running their repressive regime. But then a different set of skeletons are discovered in a far corner, young men from as recent as ten years ago. When newly promoted DI Paula McIntyre discovers that one of the male skeletons is that of a killer who is supposedly alive and behind bars - and the subject of one of Carol's miscarriage investigations - it brings Tony and Carol irresistibly into each other's orbit once again."--Publisher description.

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9 primary books10 released books

Tony Hill & Carol Jordan

Tony Hill & Carol Jordan is a 10-book series with 9 primary works first released in 1997 with contributions by Val McDermid.


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Book #11

December 22, 2019
Sooz767
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A bit underwhelming after so many good books in this series, but still a great instalment. As other reviews say, I hope the author decides to do a spin off series with Paula McIntyre as the main character, and the rest of the team minus Rutherford!

May 16, 2021