The Retribution

The Retribution

by ValMcDermid (Author)

Synopsis

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...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 402
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 01 Sep 2011

ISBN 10: 1408703203
ISBN 13: 9781408703205
Book Overview: The unforgettable, gripping new Tony Hill and Carol Jordan novel.
Prizes: Shortlisted for Portico Prize 2012. Long-listed for Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2012 and Green Carnation Prize 2011.

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Praise for Val McDermid
I love every word Val McDermid writes. If you haven't discovered her genius yet, you are in for a rare treat. --Harlan Coben
McDermid is as smooth a practitioner of crime fiction as anyone out there. [...] She's the best we've got. -- New York Times Book Review
[McDermid's] work is taut, psychologically complex and so gripping that it puts your life on hold - The Times (UK)
McDermid has become a whiz at generating breathless, crosscutting suspense. -- GQ
Smooth. Confident. Deeply satisfying. What else can you say about McDermid's writing...The Jordan-Hill relationship remains the star of the show... it's a match made in heaven amid hell on earth. - Entertainment Weekly (editor's choice)
Val McDermid is one of the bright lights of the mystery field. -- The Washington Post
One of my favorite authors, Val McDermid is an important writer--witty, never sentimental, taking us through mean streets w
Author Bio
Award-winning crime writer Val McDermid is a top 10 bestseller, translated into more than 30 languages, with over two million copies sold in the UK and over 10 million worldwide. She has written 24 bestselling novels. The Retribution, due to be published in September 2011, will be her 25th. In 2011, Val was the recipient of the Pioneer Award at the 23rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards. In 2010, she was awarded the prestigious CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger. This followed her induction into the Hall of Fame at the ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards in 2009, the same year in which she was elected to an Honorary Fellowship at St Hilda's College, Oxford. 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. In 2007, she won The Stonewall Writer of the Year Award. The popular ITV series Wire in the Blood based on McDermid's books and starring Robson Green as Tony Hill ran for an impressive six series. A 3-part ITV drama of Val's A Place of Execution was broadcast in the autumn of 2007 to great critical acclaim and won the 2010 Edgar Award for Best Screenplay. Val was born in Kirkcaldy, a small town in the heart of the Scottish mining community. She graduated in English at St Hilda's College, Oxford before going on to be an award winning journalist for sixteen years. Her first novel was published in 1987. Val is a lifelong Raith Rovers Football Club supporter and at the start of June 2011 was appointed as a Director on the board. Val's other loves in life include walking on the beach, cars and music. She writes full time and divides her time between Cheshire and Northumberland. www.valmcdermid.com