Tony Hill and Carol Jordan The Retribution - Val McDermid (Paperback) 16-02-2012 Short-listed for Portico Prize 2012 (UK). Long-listed for Green Carnation Prize 2011 (UK) and Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2012 (UK).

'Brilliant . . . sensational . . . unforgettable' Guardian 'The queen of crime is still at the top of her game' Independent There is one serial killer who has shaped and defined police profiler Tony Hill's life. One serial killer whose evil surpasses all others. One serial killer who has the power to chill him to the bone: Jacko Vance. And now Jacko is back in Tony's life. Even more twisted and cunning than ever before, he is focused on wreaking revenge on Tony - and DCI Carol Jordan - for the years he has spent in prison. Tony doesn't know when Jacko will strike, or where. All he knows is that Jacko will cause him to feel fear like he has never known before - and devastate his life in ways he cannot imagine... The Queen of Crime returns with the unforgettably gripping seventh book in the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series ___________________ Don't miss the electrifying new Tony Hill & Carol Jordan thriller - HOW THE DEAD SPEAK is out now ___________________ Praise for Queen of Crime 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 The seventh book in the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series, from No. 1 bestselling author Val McDermid