2025 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (longlist)
2025 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize (shortlist)
Coming Summer 2026, DECEPTION, the pulse-pounding new thriller from the master of the moral dilemma, Sunday Times bestseller Jack Jordan.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE 2025
LONGLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTONS OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2025
A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK 2025
‘Tense, dark, emotional, and beautifully written, this action-packed gut-punch of a novel is flawless, and one of the best books I’ve read this year’ Andrea Mara
‘Thrilling, heartfelt, and hugely evocative ... both intensely exciting and deeply moving. A brilliant achievement’ Alex Michaelides
‘A stunning, heart-breaking thrill-ride. Redemption takes a skilful look at love, loss, and the hollow hand of revenge. Powerful and propulsive’ Chris Whitaker
‘No one crafts a dilemma quite like Jack Jordan’ Janice Hallett
'Sometimes I wonder if I have it in me to kill someone . . . what my tipping point might be.'
AARON has just been released from jail after causing the death of a boy in a hit-and-run. Now a free man, all he wants to do is leave his troubled past behind him. EVELYN, consumed by grief and rage, has been counting down the days until this moment. After eleven long years, she is finally able to exact the revenge her late son deserves. TOBIAS knows what his wife is planning, and as they embark on a breathless pursuit across the Nevada desert, he is determined to do everything he can to save her from herself. Even if it means protecting the man who killed their son. Locked in a blood-soaked collision course, they’re about to find out what waits for them at the end of the road.
RETRIBUTION . . . OR REDEMPTION?
Readers can't stop talking about Redemption (five star reader reviews)
'Hold onto your seat because this book is a wild ride from start to finish! I can't stop thinking about it'
'Jack Jordan can sure write a jaw dropping thriller, this well-written, powerful and emotional story has me riveted throughout'
'Jack Jordan has done it again. What an incredible read. Truly mind-blowing. Talk about a roller coaster of emotions, I felt them all whilst reading this, and it even made me cry, which rarely happens with thrillers'
'My new favourite Jack Jordan book. This powerful and propulsive thriller was dark, brilliantly pacey, flawless, and refreshingly different. It was unputdownable and unpredictable'
‘This book was gripping and I couldn’t put it down. It intrigued me from the very first chapter, and this feeling lasted until the very end’
Genre: Mystery
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE 2025
LONGLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTONS OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2025
A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK 2025
‘Tense, dark, emotional, and beautifully written, this action-packed gut-punch of a novel is flawless, and one of the best books I’ve read this year’ Andrea Mara
‘Thrilling, heartfelt, and hugely evocative ... both intensely exciting and deeply moving. A brilliant achievement’ Alex Michaelides
‘A stunning, heart-breaking thrill-ride. Redemption takes a skilful look at love, loss, and the hollow hand of revenge. Powerful and propulsive’ Chris Whitaker
‘No one crafts a dilemma quite like Jack Jordan’ Janice Hallett
'Sometimes I wonder if I have it in me to kill someone . . . what my tipping point might be.'
AARON has just been released from jail after causing the death of a boy in a hit-and-run. Now a free man, all he wants to do is leave his troubled past behind him. EVELYN, consumed by grief and rage, has been counting down the days until this moment. After eleven long years, she is finally able to exact the revenge her late son deserves. TOBIAS knows what his wife is planning, and as they embark on a breathless pursuit across the Nevada desert, he is determined to do everything he can to save her from herself. Even if it means protecting the man who killed their son. Locked in a blood-soaked collision course, they’re about to find out what waits for them at the end of the road.
RETRIBUTION . . . OR REDEMPTION?
Readers can't stop talking about Redemption (five star reader reviews)
'Hold onto your seat because this book is a wild ride from start to finish! I can't stop thinking about it'
'Jack Jordan can sure write a jaw dropping thriller, this well-written, powerful and emotional story has me riveted throughout'
'Jack Jordan has done it again. What an incredible read. Truly mind-blowing. Talk about a roller coaster of emotions, I felt them all whilst reading this, and it even made me cry, which rarely happens with thrillers'
'My new favourite Jack Jordan book. This powerful and propulsive thriller was dark, brilliantly pacey, flawless, and refreshingly different. It was unputdownable and unpredictable'
‘This book was gripping and I couldn’t put it down. It intrigued me from the very first chapter, and this feeling lasted until the very end’
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"Jack Jordan takes his trademark lose-lose moral anguishes to a new level . . . A masterpiece in every sense of the word." - Graham Bartlett
"Redemption has it all - a tricky dilemma, a race against time, a story with a sting in the tale. This novel is one twisty ride and you will not want to get off! Once again, Jack Jordan proves that he's top of his game" - Jo Furniss
"No one crafts a dilemma quite like Jack Jordan." - Janice Hallett
"Stamped with Jack's trademark moral dilemma . . . it's as fast as it is beautiful as the book races across sweat-stained America. Simply brilliant." - Sam Holland
"Tense, dark, emotional, and beautifully written, this action-packed gut-punch of a novel is flawless, and one of the best books I've read this year." - Andrea Mara
"Brilliantly pacy, taut and atmospheric. Jack Jordan goes from strength to strength." - L V Matthews
"Another belter from thriller master Jack Jordan. Dark, suspenseful, emotional, powerful and, ultimately, hopeful. Loved this book." - Anna Mazzola
"Thrilling, heartfelt, and hugely evocative, Redemption manages to be both intensely exciting and deeply moving. A brilliant achievement." - Alex Michaelides
"A stunning, heartbreaking thrill-ride. Redemption takes a skilful look at love, loss, and the hollow hand of revenge. Powerful and propulsive." - Chris Whitaker
"Redemption has it all - a tricky dilemma, a race against time, a story with a sting in the tale. This novel is one twisty ride and you will not want to get off! Once again, Jack Jordan proves that he's top of his game" - Jo Furniss
"No one crafts a dilemma quite like Jack Jordan." - Janice Hallett
"Stamped with Jack's trademark moral dilemma . . . it's as fast as it is beautiful as the book races across sweat-stained America. Simply brilliant." - Sam Holland
"Tense, dark, emotional, and beautifully written, this action-packed gut-punch of a novel is flawless, and one of the best books I've read this year." - Andrea Mara
"Brilliantly pacy, taut and atmospheric. Jack Jordan goes from strength to strength." - L V Matthews
"Another belter from thriller master Jack Jordan. Dark, suspenseful, emotional, powerful and, ultimately, hopeful. Loved this book." - Anna Mazzola
"Thrilling, heartfelt, and hugely evocative, Redemption manages to be both intensely exciting and deeply moving. A brilliant achievement." - Alex Michaelides
"A stunning, heartbreaking thrill-ride. Redemption takes a skilful look at love, loss, and the hollow hand of revenge. Powerful and propulsive." - Chris Whitaker
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