Customer Reviews
McDermid's - Temptation - By: Ms. A. J. Airey, 27 Jan 2008 
The Last Temptation is a brilliant read, essential for any reader of the first two Dr.Tony Hill & D.C.I. Carol Jordan books!
Crossing more than geographical boarders, a gripping read abounding in psychological twists, not just of this 'Temptation' but interweaving with the emotions & experiences of the previous books in the trilogy! No one lays bare the dark deep human emotions better than this author. I wish I had not waited for Rankin to retire before reading every other book of hers; the great insights of pain/pleasure, bad/good, raw humanity & great insights into mind games from Val McDermid is like reading a 3D mind map of human thought -superb!!!
Flat and boring - By: D. P. Mankin, 20 Dec 2007 
I have read three other Val McDermid novels & reallly enjoyed them. Good plots & some tight writing. But I stopped reading this one after 150 pages. Too much of the writing was padding that gave so much insight into the villains' minds that there was absolutely no sense of suspense or anticipation. I think the editor should have insisted on a shorter novel that revealed much less until the concluding pages. But it hasn't put me off reading more of her novels. I can tolerate the odd turkey. TIP: don't read this as your first Val McDermid novel.
better than the last! - By: F. Luchetti, 08 Oct 2007 
This is the 3rd in the series involving characters Dr Tony Hill & DCI Carol Jordan.
I found this a better read than the last one but still not as good as the first.
Tony Hill & Carol Jordan work on seperate cases whereas in the other books they work together.I thought there wasn't enough involvement with Tony Hill & most of the plot involved Carol Jordan undercover.
This is still an intense read with a good story & a nail biting finish!
Didn't blow me away - By: kimmy, 25 Aug 2007 
It was good & readable & I didn't kind of end up caring about the characters but it wasn't the best or the most gripping i have ever read.
Exciting, interesting and enjoyable - By: Janie U, 03 Jun 2007 This book is definately one I found to be a good read.
I came across Val McDermid a couple of years ago through a £1 per book offer being run by WHSmith & The Times & have read several of her books since & found them alll to be damn good reads.
This is the third in a series using the same characters - I have not read the other 2 but didn't feel that it cause any problems with my enjoyment of this one.
I was a little disappointed with some of the areas of the plot & the fact that events seem to roll out a bit too conveniently, that said I did enjoy the pace of the book & the way the tension built graduallly during towards a great ending.
