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About Val McDermid
Val McDermid grew up in a Scottish mining community then read English at Oxford. She was a journalist for sixteen years, spending the last three as Northern Bureau Chief of a national Sunday tabloid. She is now a full-time writer and lives in South Manchester.
Series
Lindsay Gordon
1. Report for Murder (1987)
2. Common Murder (1989)
3. Final Edition (1991)
aka Open And Shut
4. Union Jack (1993)
aka Conferences Are Murder
5. Booked For Murder (1996)
Hostage to Murder (2003)
1. Report for Murder (1987)
2. Common Murder (1989)
3. Final Edition (1991)
aka Open And Shut
4. Union Jack (1993)
aka Conferences Are Murder
5. Booked For Murder (1996)
Hostage to Murder (2003)
Kate Brannigan
1. Dead Beat (1992)
2. Kick Back (1993)
3. Crack Down (1994)
4. Clean Break (1995)
5. Blue Genes (1996)
6. Star Struck (1998)
1. Dead Beat (1992)
2. Kick Back (1993)
3. Crack Down (1994)
4. Clean Break (1995)
5. Blue Genes (1996)
6. Star Struck (1998)
Tony Hill / Carol Jordan
1. The Mermaids Singing (1995)
2. The Wire In The Blood (1997)
3. The Last Temptation (2002)
4. The Torment of Others (2004)
5. Beneath the Bleeding (2007)
6. Fever of the Bone (2009)
1. The Mermaids Singing (1995)
2. The Wire In The Blood (1997)
3. The Last Temptation (2002)
4. The Torment of Others (2004)
5. Beneath the Bleeding (2007)
6. Fever of the Bone (2009)
Novels
A Place of Execution (1999)
Killing The Shadows (2000)
Naked Came the Phoenix (2001) (with Nevada Barr, Mary Jane Clark, Diana Gabaldon, J A Jance, Faye Kellerman, Laurie R King, Pam and Mary O'Shaughnessy, Anne Perry, Nancy Pickard, J D Robb, Lisa Scottoline and Marcia Talley)
The Distant Echo (2003)
The Grave Tattoo (2006)
A Darker Domain (2008)
Killing The Shadows (2000)
Naked Came the Phoenix (2001) (with Nevada Barr, Mary Jane Clark, Diana Gabaldon, J A Jance, Faye Kellerman, Laurie R King, Pam and Mary O'Shaughnessy, Anne Perry, Nancy Pickard, J D Robb, Lisa Scottoline and Marcia Talley)
The Distant Echo (2003)
The Grave Tattoo (2006)
A Darker Domain (2008)
Collections
The Writing on the Wall: And other Stories (1997)
Magnetic North: New Work from North East Writers (2005) (with Neil Astley, Andrew Crumey, Julia Darling, Sean O'Brien and Jacob Polley)
Stranded (2005)
Magnetic North: New Work from North East Writers (2005) (with Neil Astley, Andrew Crumey, Julia Darling, Sean O'Brien and Jacob Polley)
Stranded (2005)
Novellas
Non fiction
Anthologies containing stories by Val McDermid
Short stories
| When Larry Met Allie (2000) |
Awards
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Links to other websites
| valmcdermid.com |
Val McDermid recommends
 An Air That Kills (1994) (Lydmouth, book 1) Andrew Taylor "The most underrated crime writer in Britain today." |  No Laughing Matter (1997) (Nick Madrid, book 1) Peter Guttridge "Made me laugh out loud and wince in sympathy at both the violence and the humiliation meted out to the narrator . . . enormous fun." |  Head Count (1997) Ingrid Noll "A first-rate example of the eurocrime novel." |
 Panicking Ralph (1997) (Harpur and Iles, book 14) Bill James "Extraordinary and electrifying." |  A Likeness in Stone (1997) Julia Wallis Martin "This is a compelling psychological thriller with echoes of Barbara Vine and Minette Walters. Well written, intelligent and chilling." |  Blood Guilt (1998) (Kit O'Malley Mystery Series, book 1) Lindy Cameron "Kit O'Malley, smart-mouthed, sharp-witted and sexy. Don't start this book if you have somewhere to be." |
 Death Duties (1998) Phil Lovesey "Chilling and deviously plotted." |  The Locust Farm (1998) Jeremy Dronfield "A tense page-turner... dodging between serial-killer thriller, psychological suspense and full on action drama." |  Bad Vibes (1998) (Fizz and Buchanan, book 3) Joyce Holms "Engaging and entertaining... Deft, daft and definitely delicious." |
 Frankie Bosser Comes Home (1999) Jerry Raine "A gem of a book." |  Pushover (1999) Dianne Pugh "Sharp and stylish... Clever and cool." |  Walking with Ghosts (1999) (Sam Turner, book 4) John Baker "His characters endear themselves to us, and we care what happens to them. The writing is always quirky, never flashy, and . . . he leaves us wanting more of an engaging crew who feel like friends by the end of the book." |
 Fresh Flesh (1999) (Saz Martin, book 4) Stella Duffy "Gets better with each book." |  Past Reason (1999) Margaret Murphy "Set vividly in Liverpool, this journey into psychological suspense should not be missed." |  Birdman (1999) (Jack Caffery, book 1) Mo Hayder "Not for the faint-hearted...what sets Birdman apart is Hayder's talent." |
 Over My Dead Body (2000) (Eddathorpe, book 6) Raymond Flynn "A solution as clever as any I've read this year. DI Graham, with his homicidal Lakeland terrier, is an unconventional copper form the same breed as Frost and Morse. On this form, like them he should win fans and keep them." |  Cruel Habitations (2000) Kate Charles "An intelligent and convincing story." |  Unnatural Fire (2000) (Countess Ashby De La Zouche, book 1) Fidelis Morgan "Fidelis Morgan's tale of love and greed and alchemy in 1699 is a heady compound of wit, wisdom and wildness. It's an unsentimental warts-and-all portrait that reeks of authenticity, written with a brio that reflects the age." |
 Walking on Water (2001) Gemma O'Connor "A story that holds the reader's attention and builds suspense with subtlety and charm." |  In the Midnight Hour (2001) (Laura Principal, book 5) Michelle Spring "Laura Principle is Britain's coolest woman private eye." |  Resolution (2001) (Garnethill, book 3) Denise Mina "Denise Mina is set to carve a niche for herself as the crown princess of crime." |
 Folly (2001) Laurie R King "One of the most literate and gifted writers the mystery world has seen for some time." |  The Desperate Remedy: Henry Gresham and the Gunpowder Plot (2002) (Henry Gresham, book 1) Martin Stephen "Henry Gresham is a hero for all seasons, and The Desperate Remedy is a dashing delight that challenges what we think we know. " |  Out of the Dark (2002) (Trish Maguire, book 4) Natasha Cooper "Trish Maguire is a heroine for our times." |
 Darkness Falls (2002) Margaret Murphy "Darkness Falls is a model of what the modern suspense thriller should be - tense, scary, page-turning and stomach-churning - because we care most of all about what happens to the characters. Set aside a day - you won't be able to put it down once it has you in its grip." |  Kisscut (2002) (Grant County, book 2) Karin Slaughter "Grips like a vice from the first page." |  Bitter Blue (2003) (Sal Kilkenny, book 6) Cath Staincliffe "It's always exciting to see a writer get better and better, and Cath Staincliffe is doing just that." |
 Dreaming the Eagle (2003) (Boudica, book 1) Manda Scott "A staggeringly imaginative invocation of Britain's secret history ...Breathtakingly good, it reveals the best and worst in all of us." |  Mean Woman Blues (2003) (Skip Langdon, book 9) Julie Smith "Julie Smith writes like jazz should sound - cool, complex, and penetrating right to the heart." |  Touching the Dark (2003) (Naomi Blake, book 2) Jane Adams "A Major Talent." |
 The Fire Baby (2004) (Philip Dryden, book 2) Jim Kelly "Quirky, emotionally intelligent crime fiction that leaves the reader hungry for more." |  Flashback (2004) Jenny Siler "A dark star is born." |  Locked Doors (2005) Blake Crouch "One of the most exciting new writers I've read in years." |
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