There are 11 books in the Tony Hill/Carol Jordan series. The newest book is How the Dead Speak which came out in 2019.

In this special 20th anniversary edition, Lee Child introduces the Gold Dagger award-winning serial killer thriller that began the Number One bestselling crime series featuring clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill, hero of TV's much-loved Wire in the Blood.

You always remember the first time. Isn't that what they say about…

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The ferociously readable, #1 bestselling crime thriller that led to the much-loved ITV show... 'Wholly satisfying' Ian Rankin

Young girls are disappearing nationwide

Dr Tony Hill sets his team a task: find a link between the cases.

Only one officer comes up with a theory, but it's too wild... that…

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The Last Temptation

Book cover of The Last Temptation

The Number One bestselling crime series featuring Dr Tony Hill, hero of TV's Wire in the Blood, written by the award-winning Val McDermid. The hunt for a serial killer leads from Britain through Europe in this terrifying psychological thriller.

A twisted killer targeting psychologists has left a grisly trail across…

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The Torment of Others

The Torment of Others

The Number One bestselling crime series featuring Tony Hill, hero of TV's Wire in the Blood, written by the award-winning Val McDermid. This is a psychological thriller - and serial killer - that will keep you up at night.

For some, there is nothing so sweet, so thrilling, as the…

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Beneath the Bleeding

Book cover of Beneath the Bleeding

The Number One bestselling crime series featuring Dr Tony Hill, hero of TV's Wire in the Blood. The award-winning Val McDermid is at the height of her powers in this tense masterclass in psychological suspense.

The race is on to uncover the identity of a murderer with nothing to lose…

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Fever of the Bone

Fever of the Bone

Buy Val McDermid's masterful new thriller, 1989, now!

'No-one can plot or tell a story like she can. The hairs on my neck literally stood up' Daily Express
'So gripping it puts your life on hold' The Times

'You should have been a detective. If there's one thing the last…

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The Retribution

Book cover of The Retribution

Buy Val McDermid's masterful new thriller, 1989, now!

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'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…

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Cross and Burn

Book cover of Cross and Burn

Buy Val McDermid's masterful new thriller, 1989, now!
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'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…

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Splinter the Silence

Book cover of Splinter the Silence

Buy Val McDermid's masterful new thriller, 1989, now!
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'The Queen of Crime reigns again with a thrill from Hill' Independent

'No one can plot or tell a story like she can' Daily Express

'That day, waiting had been almost unbearable. He wanted something more spectacular, something that couldn't be…

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Insidious Intent

Book cover of Insidious Intent

Buy Val McDermid's masterful new thriller, 1989, now!

'One of the most surprising twists you'll read this year. Outstanding' Irish Independent

'Engrossing . . . a colossal reminder of just why McDermid has been the queen of crime for three decades' Heat

'Murdered people don't kill themselves . . .'…

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How the Dead Speak

Book cover of How the Dead Speak

Buy Val McDermid's masterful new thriller, 1989, now!
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'The queen of crime is still at the top of her game' Independent

'No one can tell a story like she can' Daily Express

'One of today's most accomplished crime writers' Literary Review

'We are all creatures of habit. Even murderers…