My Hero: PD James (1920-2014) by Val McDermid

 

The Guardian, Friday 28 November 2014

Phyllis had a deft way with the horrific, creating images that seared their way into the reader’s brain. This week, we lost a legend.

 

Just before her 90th birthday, PD James invited me to take part in an event she was organising at the Bodleian library in Oxford. At dinner afterwards, she admitted she was writing, but not an Adam Dalgliesh novel. I asked her why not. “Because I don’t want to die in the middle and have one of you lot finish it,” she said, a wicked twinkle in her eye.

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Wicked twinkle … PD James. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian

 

 

 

An Evening with Queen of Crime, part of Books on the Tyne festival







Date:

Sunday 30th November 2014




Time:
6pm – 7.30pm


Venue:

Newcastle City Library (Bewick Hall)
33 New Bridge Street West
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8AX

Cost:
£10.00 / £8.00






An Evening with Queen of Crime, 30 November 2014

Award-winning crime writer Val McDermid in conversation with Gail-Nina Anderson rounds off Books on Tyne ‘On the Edge’. Psychological thrills don’t get more thrilling than in Val’s world so hold onto the edge of your seats tonight at our grand finale!

Café at city library will be open for the purchase of drinks.

More Information:

http://www.booksontyne.co.uk/events/item/an-evening-with-queen-of-crime-val-mcdermid