THE TORMENT OF OTHERS

For some, there is nothing so sweet, so thrilling, as the torment of others... A dead girl lies on a blood-soaked mattress, her limbs spread in aparody of ecstasy. The scene matches a series of murders which ended whenirrefutable forensic evidence secured the conviction of one Derek Tyler.But Tyler's been locked up in a mental institution for two years, barelyspeaking a word - except to say that 'the Voice' told him to do it. Topcriminal psychologist Dr Tony Hill is prepared to think the unthinkable -this is not a copycat murder but something much stranger. While DCI CarolJordan and her team mount a desperate and dangerous undercover policeoperation to trap the murderer, Hill heads towards a terrifying face-offwith one of the most perverse killers he has ever encountered...