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McDermid is as smooth a practitioner of crime fiction as anyone out there Shes the best weve gotNew York Times Book ReviewInternationally best-selling crime writer Val McDermids work speaks for itself her books have sold millions of copies worldwide won numerous accolades and attracted a devoted following of readers around the globe Her latest Cross and Burn picks up where The Retribution left off following the best crime-fighting team in the UKclinical psychologist Tony Hill and police detective Carol Jordanwho when we last saw them were barely speaking and whose relationship will now be challenged even furtherGuilt and grief have driven a wedge between long time crime-fighting partners psychologist Tony Hill and ex-DCI Carol Jordan But just because theyre not talking doesnt mean the killing stopsSomeone is killing women Women who bear an unsettling resemblance to Carol Jordan And when the evidence begins to point in a disturbing direction thinking the unthinkable seems the only possible answer Cornered by events Tony and Carol are forced to fight for themselves and each other as never beforeAn edge-of-your-seat page-turner from one of the best crime writers we have Cross and Burn is a chilling unforgettable readSmooth Confident Deeply satisfying What else can you say about McDermids writing The Jordan-Hill relationship remains the star of the show Its a match made in heaven amid hell on earthEntertainment Weekly on The Torment of Others.
About the Author
Val McDermid is a No. 1 bestseller whose novels have been translated into more than thirty languages, and have sold over eleven million copies. She has won many awards internationally, including the CWA Gold Dagger for best crime novel of the year and the LA Times Book of the Year Award. She was inducted into the ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards Hall of Fame in 2009 and was the recipient of the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger for 2010. In 2011 she received the Lambda Literary Foundation Pioneer Award. She writes full time and divides her time between Cheshire and Edinburgh.
