Tony Hill & Carol Jordan Books in Order
Find every Tony Hill & Carol Jordan book by Val McDermid in order, with summaries, series background, character notes, and a simple where-to-start guide.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
12 books
The Mermaids Singing
by Val McDermid
1995
The Wire In The Blood
by Val McDermid
1997
The Last Temptation
by Val McDermid
2002
The Torment of Others
by Val McDermid
2004
Beneath the Bleeding
by Val McDermid
2007
Fever of the Bone
by Val McDermid
2009
The Retribution
by Val McDermid
2011
Cross and Burn
by Val McDermid
2013
Splinter the Silence
by Val McDermid
2015
Insidious Intent
by Val McDermid
2017
Footloose
by Peter James
2019
In this crossover short story, detectives Carol Jordan and Roy Grace compare notes when a woman’s body is found without its feet and a separate pair of feet turns up elsewhere. With Tony Hill’s help, they hunt a predator with a grisly fixation.
How the Dead Speak
by Val McDermid
2019
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