The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid

What the blurb on the back says...

" You always remember the first time. Isn't that what they say about sex? How much more true it is of murder. Up till now, the only serial killers Tony HIll had encountered were behind bars. This one's different - this one's on the loose. In the northern town of Bradfield, four men have been found mutilated and tortured. Fear grips the city; no man feel safe. Clinical psychologist Tony Hill has been brought in to profile the killer. A man with more than enough sexual problems of his own, Tony himself becomes the unsuspecting target in a battle of wits and will where he has to use every ounce of his professional skill and personal nerve to survive."

What I thought of it...

I found the first few pages a bit difficult but once past those, I really got into this book. The characters come alive and the descriptions of police procedurals is good. It had me guessing all the way through who the murderer was.