Cross and Burn by Val Mcdermid

Cross and Burn by Val Mcdermid

Don't miss Silent Bones, Val McDermid's twisty new mystery __________________ 'The queen of crime is still at the top of her game' Independent 'No one can plot or tell a story like she can' Daily Express Someone is brutally killing women. Women who bear a striking resemblance to former DCI Carol Jordan. The connection is too strong to ignore and soon psychological profiler Tony Hill finds himself dangerously close to the investigation, just as the killer is closing in on his next target. This is a killer like no other, hell-bent on inflicting the most severe and grotesque punishment on his prey. As the case becomes ever-more complex and boundaries begin to blur, Tony and Carol must work together once more to try and save the victims, and themselves. A breathless, thrilling mystery from the number one bestseller. __________________ Praise for Val McDermid: 'It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go' Daily Mail 'So gripping it puts your life on hold' The Times 'As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get' Sunday Express 'One of today's most accomplished crime writers' Literary Review 'McDermid remains unrivalled' Observer This is the eighth book in the bestselling Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series.

Dark, tense and pacy, McDermid's fans will love this * Irish Sunday Mirror *
McDermid is as smooth a practitioner of crime fiction as anyone out there * New York Times Book Review *
McDermid earns her customary high marks for planting clues, mastering procedural detail and maintaining suspense as the net closesAs usual, however, the endlessly fraught relationships among the continuing characters are the real draw. * Kirkus Reviews *
McDermid's fiendishly clever eighth novel featuring forensic psychologist Tony Hill and detective Carol Jordan... is not to be missed * Publisher's Weekly *
The book can be read as a story about a hunter/ killer. But it is also a fascinating study of his opponents, the infinitely complex Hill and the clever Sleuth Jordan * Literary Review *

Val McDermid is an international number one bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than forty languages. Her multi-award-winning series and standalone novels have been adapted for TV and radio, most notably the Wire in the Blood series featuring clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill and DCI Carol Jordan. The Karen Pirie novels have now been adapted for a major ITV series.

Val has been chair of the judges for the Wellcome Book Prize and the Gordon Burn Prize, and has served as a judge for the Women's Prize for Fiction, the Man Booker Prize and the Royal Society Book Prize. She is the recipient of eight honorary doctorates and is an Honorary Fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford. She is a visiting professor in the Centre of Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Among her many awards are the CWA Diamond Dagger recognising lifetime achievement and the Theakston's Old Peculier award for Outstanding Contribution to Crime Writing. Val is also an experienced broadcaster and much-sought-after columnist and commentator across print media.

www.valmcdermid.com
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ISBN 13	9780751551273
ISBN 10	0751551279
Title	Cross and Burn
Author	Val Mcdermid
Series	Tony Hill And Carol Jordan
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown Book Group
Year published	2014-02-27
Number of pages	496
Prizes	Short-listed for CrimeFest e-Dunnit Awards 2014 (UK)
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