World-class crime writer Val McDermid has sold millions of copies of her books worldwide. In The Retribution, clinical psychologist Tony Hill and detective Carol Jordan face a terrifying reality: serial killer Jacko Vance has escaped imprisonment—and appears hellbent on revenge against those who put him behind bars. “Be very afraid as you meet a truly inventive serial killer. Val McDermid’s 25th novel is stunningly good.”—Times (UK)