Val McDermid

Author profile

born

in Fife, Scotland, The United Kingdom

June 04, 1955

gender

female

website

http://www.valmcdermid.com/

genre

Mystery & Thrillers

influences

Reginald Hill, Ian Rankin, Ruth Rendell and James Lee Burke

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Val McDermid was born and schooled on the east coast of Scotland and then Oxford Universtiy after which she became a journalist.

Her first book, Report for Murder was published in 1987 and since then she has gone on to have 25 more books published.

She lives in Manchester and Northumberland with 3 cats.

Series:
* Tony Hill & Carol Jordan
* Lindsay Gordon
* Kate Brannigan

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Val McDermid's Books

Average rating: 3.89 · 33,925 ratings · 3,060 reviews · 80 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Mermaids Singing (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #1) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 4,971 ratings — published 1995 — 50 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wire In The Blood (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #2) 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 3,992 ratings — published 1997 — 44 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Place Of Execution 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 3,170 ratings — published 1999 — 41 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Torment Of Others (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #4) 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 2,069 ratings — published 2004 — 33 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Distant Echo 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 2,050 ratings — published 2003 — 34 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fever Of The Bone (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #6) 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 1,937 ratings — published 2009 — 23 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Temptation (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #3) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 1,931 ratings — published 2002 — 40 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beneath The Bleeding (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #5) 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 1,792 ratings — published 2003 — 31 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Retribution (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #7) 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 1,717 ratings — published 2011 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grave Tattoo 3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 1,742 ratings — published 2007 — 30 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Val McDermid

Tony Hill & Carol Jordan (8 books)
by Val McDermid
4.039654516812429 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 18,409 ratings

Kate Brannigan (6 books)
by Val McDermid
3.4171808258186998 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 2,107 ratings

Lindsay Gordon (6 books)
by Val McDermid
3.3482824427480917 of 5 stars 3.35 avg rating — 1,048 ratings

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Quotes by Val McDermid

“A society gets the criminals it deserves.”
― Val McDermid, Killing The Shadows

tags: crime

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“Time for the likeliest story since Mary told Joseph it was God’s.”
― Val McDermid

tags: humor, sarcasm

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“He frowned as he struggled to remember. It was like watching an elephant crochet.”
― Val McDermid, Kick Back

tags: humor

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