Val Mcdermid Books

Showing 1-50 of 92
The Mermaids Singing (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #1) The Mermaids Singing (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #1)
by (shelved 123 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.95 — 27,393 ratings — published 1995
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Wire in the Blood (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #2) The Wire in the Blood (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #2)
by (shelved 109 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 4.17 — 20,211 ratings — published 1997
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Distant Echo (Karen Pirie, #1) The Distant Echo (Karen Pirie, #1)
by (shelved 106 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.99 — 22,843 ratings — published 2003
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Darker Domain (Inspector Karen Pirie, #2) A Darker Domain (Inspector Karen Pirie, #2)
by (shelved 99 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 4.01 — 15,459 ratings — published 2008
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Last Temptation (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #3) The Last Temptation (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #3)
by (shelved 97 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 4.02 — 10,342 ratings — published 2002
Rate this book
Clear rating
Fever of the Bone (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #6) Fever of the Bone (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #6)
by (shelved 93 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 4.20 — 9,942 ratings — published 2009
Rate this book
Clear rating
Beneath the Bleeding (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #5) Beneath the Bleeding (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #5)
by (shelved 88 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 4.14 — 9,665 ratings — published 2007
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Retribution (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #7) The Retribution (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #7)
by (shelved 87 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 4.07 — 9,509 ratings — published 2011
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Skeleton Road (Inspector Karen Pirie, #3) The Skeleton Road (Inspector Karen Pirie, #3)
by (shelved 84 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 4.00 — 11,909 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Torment of Others (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #4) The Torment of Others (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #4)
by (shelved 84 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 4.18 — 9,952 ratings — published 2004
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Place of Execution A Place of Execution (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 4.14 — 18,771 ratings — published 1998
Rate this book
Clear rating
Cross and Burn (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #8) Cross and Burn (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #8)
by (shelved 75 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 4.19 — 8,019 ratings — published 2013
Rate this book
Clear rating
Killing the Shadows Killing the Shadows (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.98 — 6,425 ratings — published 2000
Rate this book
Clear rating
Splinter the Silence (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #9) Splinter the Silence (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #9)
by (shelved 69 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 4.13 — 8,909 ratings — published 2015
Rate this book
Clear rating
Out of Bounds (Inspector Karen Pirie, #4) Out of Bounds (Inspector Karen Pirie, #4)
by (shelved 66 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 4.19 — 13,113 ratings — published 2016
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Grave Tattoo The Grave Tattoo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.82 — 9,654 ratings — published 2006
Rate this book
Clear rating
Insidious Intent (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #10) Insidious Intent (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #10)
by (shelved 61 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 4.07 — 8,951 ratings — published 2017
Rate this book
Clear rating
Broken Ground (Inspector Karen Pirie, #5) Broken Ground (Inspector Karen Pirie, #5)
by (shelved 57 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 4.18 — 11,156 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating
Dead Beat (Kate Brannigan, #1) Dead Beat (Kate Brannigan, #1)
by (shelved 56 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.58 — 5,279 ratings — published 1992
Rate this book
Clear rating
Still Life (Inspector Karen Pirie, #6) Still Life (Inspector Karen Pirie, #6)
by (shelved 54 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 4.22 — 15,080 ratings — published 2020
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Vanishing Point The Vanishing Point (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.70 — 5,007 ratings — published 2012
Rate this book
Clear rating
Trick of the Dark Trick of the Dark (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.62 — 4,202 ratings — published 2010
Rate this book
Clear rating
How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11) How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)
by (shelved 49 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 4.06 — 8,043 ratings — published 2019
Rate this book
Clear rating
Past Lying (Karen Pirie #7) Past Lying (Karen Pirie #7)
by (shelved 45 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 4.24 — 10,508 ratings — published 2023
Rate this book
Clear rating
1979 (Allie Burns) 1979 (Allie Burns)
by (shelved 44 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.77 — 12,819 ratings — published 2021
Rate this book
Clear rating
Blue Genes (Kate Brannigan, #5) Blue Genes (Kate Brannigan, #5)
by (shelved 43 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.80 — 2,445 ratings — published 1996
Rate this book
Clear rating
Kick Back (Kate Brannigan, #2) Kick Back (Kate Brannigan, #2)
by (shelved 41 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.69 — 2,780 ratings — published 1993
Rate this book
Clear rating
Star Struck (Kate Brannigan, #6) Star Struck (Kate Brannigan, #6)
by (shelved 37 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,915 ratings — published 1998
Rate this book
Clear rating
Clean Break (Kate Brannigan, #4) Clean Break (Kate Brannigan, #4)
by (shelved 36 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.78 — 2,146 ratings — published 1995
Rate this book
Clear rating
Crack Down (Kate Brannigan, #3) Crack Down (Kate Brannigan, #3)
by (shelved 35 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.82 — 2,418 ratings — published 1994
Rate this book
Clear rating
Conferences Are Murder (Lindsay Gordon, #4) Conferences Are Murder (Lindsay Gordon, #4)
by (shelved 29 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.55 — 883 ratings — published 1993
Rate this book
Clear rating
Common Murder (Lindsay Gordon, #2) Common Murder (Lindsay Gordon, #2)
by (shelved 27 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.57 — 1,329 ratings — published 1989
Rate this book
Clear rating
1989 (Allie Burns, #2) 1989 (Allie Burns, #2)
by (shelved 26 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.87 — 6,563 ratings — published 2022
Rate this book
Clear rating
Report for Murder (Lindsay Gordon, #1) Report for Murder (Lindsay Gordon, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.35 — 2,658 ratings — published 1987
Rate this book
Clear rating
Northanger Abbey (Rewrite/adaptation of the Jane Austen classic novel) Northanger Abbey (Rewrite/adaptation of the Jane Austen classic novel)
by (shelved 24 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.07 — 8,228 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
Hostage To Murder (Lindsay Gordon, #6) Hostage To Murder (Lindsay Gordon, #6)
by (shelved 24 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.65 — 824 ratings — published 2003
Rate this book
Clear rating
Booked For Murder (Lindsay Gordon, #5) Booked For Murder (Lindsay Gordon, #5)
by (shelved 23 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.65 — 955 ratings — published 1996
Rate this book
Clear rating
Deadline For Murder (Lindsay Gordon, #3) Deadline For Murder (Lindsay Gordon, #3)
by (shelved 20 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.72 — 837 ratings — published 1997
Rate this book
Clear rating
Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 4.09 — 12,646 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
Stranded Stranded (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.66 — 493 ratings — published 2005
Rate this book
Clear rating
Cleanskin Cleanskin (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.68 — 924 ratings — published 2006
Rate this book
Clear rating
Silent Bones (Karen Pirie, #8) Silent Bones (Karen Pirie, #8)
by (shelved 7 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,186 ratings — published 2025
Rate this book
Clear rating
Christmas is Murder: A Chilling Short Story Collection Christmas is Murder: A Chilling Short Story Collection (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.53 — 2,924 ratings — published 2020
Rate this book
Clear rating
Christmas is Murder: A Traditional Christmas / A Wife in a Million Christmas is Murder: A Traditional Christmas / A Wife in a Million (ebook)
by (shelved 6 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.78 — 353 ratings — published 2012
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Suitable Job for a Woman A Suitable Job for a Woman (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.80 — 127 ratings — published 1994
Rate this book
Clear rating
Queen Macbeth Queen Macbeth (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.64 — 3,134 ratings — published 2024
Rate this book
Clear rating
Marple: Twelve New Mysteries Marple: Twelve New Mysteries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.81 — 22,072 ratings — published 2022
Rate this book
Clear rating
Dead Beat & Kick Back (Kate Brannigan Mysteries #1-2) Dead Beat & Kick Back (Kate Brannigan Mysteries #1-2)
by (shelved 3 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 3.84 — 172 ratings — published 2004
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Wire in the Blood: Book 2 (Tony Hill and Carol Jordan) The Wire in the Blood: Book 2 (Tony Hill and Carol Jordan)
by (shelved 3 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 4.22 — 90 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Crack Down & Clean Break (Kate Brannigan Mysteries, #3 & #4) Crack Down & Clean Break (Kate Brannigan Mysteries, #3 & #4)
by (shelved 3 times as val-mcdermid)
avg rating 4.03 — 118 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating


Val McDermid
“It’s your fault because you got me into Morag Fraser. I’d never even heard of the Hebridean Harpies series till you dragged me along to her event. And now I am totally hooked. I was reading Vampires on Vatersay till one in the morning. I just had to finish it. And then I started Banshees of Berneray at breakfast and I could hardly drag myself away from it to come and meet you.”
Val McDermid, Northanger Abbey