2014's Most Anticipated Mysteries and Thrillers, Pat (not getting friend updates currently). It can be read as a standalone as the plot arc starts with the two lead characters in dark places because of what happened in book seven, something that is deftly revealed without holding up the pace as the book progresses, and ends with a resolution of sorts and a new direction for the future. Tony and Carol are not speaking - in fact, Carol has quit the police force and is working on her brother's barn conversion to remove everything but the walls. Paula gets Tony up to date with the murder and the missing person cases and he gives her some insight to follow up. We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. Picking up the story mere months after the Jacko Vance sequel, the scene is as follows: the MIT is no more, her team reassigned; Carol Jordan is no longer a DCI, nor does she work with Bradfield or any other force; and Tony Hill has been cut out of Jordan life entirely, for reasons related to Jacko Vance and his fallibility. I like her series and her standalones and remain impressed with both her output and her continued quality. That seemed the only fair thing to do. Get this from a library! Several of her books including Torment of Others and The Skeleton Road are reviewed on this site: As a massive Val Mcdermid fan I had high expectations of this book, and it did not disappoint. Guilt and grief have driven a wedge between the long-time crime-fighting partners. Cross and burn. In many ways I felt Jordan and Hill were the least interesting characters in this book. So it turns out I had actually read this ages ago, and written a review that never got onto Goodreads. Cross Burn As with all the books with Carol Jordan and Dr Hill the chemistry between them is electric, another that you are sorry to finish ! Shop Online & Pick Up Today. Offer valid for new subscribers only.† Conditions apply. Tony Hill and Carol Jordan are my favourite detective duo! Account & Lists Account Returns & Orders. The super crack team of forensic psychologist Tony Hill and detective Carol Jordan's long-time crime-fighting partnership was dealt a lethal blow with the murder of Carol's brother and his wife. ‘Cross and Burn’ is the eighth book in the series of nine. Someone is killing women, women who bear an unsettling resemblance to Carol Jordan. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? 4.4 (265 ratings) Add to Cart failed. . The MIT is scattered and separate, and in some cases never wanting to have anything to do with each other again. VAL McDERMID is the internationally bestselling author of more than twenty-five crime novels. See all formats and editions. More Books by Val McDermid See All. Cross and Burn: (Tony Hill and Carol Jordan, Book 8) - Ebook written by Val McDermid. Cross and burn. . The following ISBNs are associated with this title: Sign up to get exclusive offers, the best in books & more.Plus, enjoy 10% off your next online purchase over $50.†. As a writer I am in awe of both the quality and quantity of Val McDermid's novels. Is this someone who’s determined to capture Carol for themselves, or does she just fit their MO? Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins. For readers familiar with DCI Carol Jordan and Psychologist Tony Hill, as well as watchers of the TV series Wire in the Blood, this is a must-read. yes, the books stand on their own, and there are almost no spoilers. It just about kept my interest but it felt tired, as if Val was just going through the motions to keep her publishers happy with yet another Tony Hill moneyspinner. As a reader I revel in both. Jordan blames Tony's negligence for the double murder. McDermid left some substantial threads hanging at the end of THE RETRIBUTION, leaving the reader to wonder what path things might take. For the one thing they all have in common is that they look just like ex DCI Carol Jordan. Plus, enjoy 10% off your next online purchase over $50. [Disclaimer: I received a review copy via Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. This idea was introduced by Thomas Dixon Jr., in his novel, The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan (1905). I don't even know where she's living. [Val McDermid] -- Someone is brutally killing women. I was having some trouble getting into this book, until it took "The Turn", and then I started reading at a fevered pace. I found Val McDermid through the BBC series Wire in the Blood, which is based on this series of books that highlight the exploits of psychologist Tony Hill and DCI Carol Jordan. A must-read for all who love her writing. This is my first Val McDermid book. Events move quickly from this point to a very satisfying ending. Carol Jordan has quit and taken off on her own and the others are rudderless. Paula has a new job with a different police station. In the first era, reconstruction Klans did not burn crosses. Better to get this one done and then give my full attention to the other. Hide other formats … It also is the story of Tony’s life without Carol and Ca. Categories: Literature & Fiction , Genre Fiction. Cross and Burn picks up where Val McDermid’s #1 bestseller The Retribution left off: following the best crime-fighting team in the U.K.—clinical psychologist Tony Hill and police detective Carol Jordan. 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