RaveThe Los Angeles TimesThis audacious opening plays to McDermid's strengths at writing multiple points of view, which she expertly uses to tell this twisted tale through the eyes of the novel's victims, the perpetrator and the Yorkshire crime team who hunt him … Carol's personal struggles are overshadowed by the Wedding Killer, as Tony dubs him, who, along with his victims, commands center stage in this gripping novel … While the construction of the novel and its genuinely shocking conclusion preclude revealing any more of the plot, Insidious Intent is a bold gamble that has the potential to shake long-cherished characters from their emotional complacency and advance the series into uncharted territory.