<DIV><B>?McDermid is as smooth a practitioner of crime fiction as anyone out there. . . . She’s the best we’ve got.”?<I>New York Times Book Review</I></B><BR><BR>Internationally best-selling crime writer Val McDermid’s 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, <I>Cross and Burn</I>, picks up where <I>The Retribution</I> left off: following the best crime-fighting team in the UK?clinical psychologist Tony Hill and police detective Carol Jordan?who when we last saw them were barely speaking, and whose relationship will now be challenged even further.<BR><BR>Guilt and grief have driven a wedge between long time crime-fighting partners psychologist Tony Hill and ex-DCI Carol Jordan. But just because they're not talking doesn't mean the killing stops.<BR><BR>Someone 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 before.<BR><BR>An edge-of-your-seat page-turner from one of the best crime writers we have, <I>Cross and Burn</I> is a chilling, unforgettable read.<BR><BR><B>?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.”?<I>Entertainment Weekly</I> on <I>The Torment of Others</I></B></DIV>