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Stephanie harker is travelling through the security gates at ohare airport, on her way to an idyllic holiday. A breathtakingly rich and gripping psychological thriller, the vanishing point is val mcdermid s most accomplished standalone novel to date, a work of haunting brilliance. Mcdermid hits a home run with the vanishing point, a transcontinental standalone thriller filled with smooth storytelling that skewers the tacky, cutthroat, mediasoaked world of reality stardom. Fiveyearold jimmy higgins is brazenly snatched from the middle of a busy airport. If anything vanishes in this book, its the firstrate writing fans of mcdermid best known in the states for her wire in the blood series have come to expect. Sep, 2012 val mcdermid s latest novel, the vanishing point, looks at the impacts of reality stardom on a few levels, the perceptions that people have of a certain type of reality star were talking the dumb blonde stereotype, but also the sort of impact that the stardom has on a lot of other aspects of life. Parcel the by val mcdermid used 9780751546101 world.
In the retribution, fans of mcdermid s series will recognize a previous villain, jacko vance, from her novel wire in the blood. Val mcdermid talks about the vanishing point shots magazine. Young jimmy higgins is snatched from an airport security checkpoint while his. Stephanie harker is in the screening booth at airport security, separated from jimmy higgins, the fiveyearold boy shes in the process of. Cart hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases electronics books customer service. British resident stephanie harker lands in an american airport with five year old jimmy in tow. Like the current scandal involving a tv host at the bbc, vance was a tv presenter with a predilection for young girls. The vanishing point i have been a fan of val mcdermid since first reading a place of execution years ago, and she retains the same deft touch with language and insightful psychological characterization she possessed then. Awardwinning author val mcdermid has forged an international following, earning her a reputation as one of todays finest crime writers.
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