Val McDermid





Val McDermid

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born
June 04, 1955 in Fife, Scotland, The United Kingdom

gender
female

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


About this author

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


Average rating: 3.83 · 18,587 ratings · 2,012 reviews · 50 distinct works
The Mermaids Singing (Tony ...
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 2,650 ratings — published 1996 — 42 editions
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The Wire In The Blood (Tony...
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 2,101 ratings — published 1997 — 35 editions
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A Place Of Execution
4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 1,968 ratings — published 1999 — 37 editions
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The Torment Of Others (Tony...
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 1,220 ratings — published 2004 — 29 editions
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The Distant Echo
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 1,134 ratings — published 2003 — 29 editions
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The Last Temptation (Tony H...
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 1,102 ratings — published 2002 — 35 editions
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The Grave Tattoo
3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 1,157 ratings — published 2010 — 25 editions
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Fever Of The Bone (Tony Hil...
4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 996 ratings — published 2009 — 21 editions
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Beneath The Bleeding (Tony ...
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 969 ratings — published 2003 — 27 editions
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A Darker Domain
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 904 ratings — published 2009 — 23 editions
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More books by Val McDermid…
The Mermaids Singing The Wire In The Blood The Last Temptation The Torment Of Others Beneath The Bleeding Fever Of The Bone The Retribution
Tony Hill & Carol Jordan (7 books)
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3.98336820083682 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 9,560 ratings
Dead Beat Kick Back Crack Down Clean Break Blue Genes Star Struck
Kate Brannigan (6 books)
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3.405320813771518 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 1,278 ratings
Report For Murder Common Murder Deadline For Murder Conferences Are Murder Booked For Murder Hostage To Murder
Lindsay Gordon (6 books)
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3.2833607907743 of 5 stars 3.28 avg rating — 607 ratings

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

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

“That was the trouble with moving houses; no matter how carefully you packed the books, they never ended up on the new shelves in quite the right place.”
Val McDermid, The Torment Of Others

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