Past Lying Quotes

“Val McDermid is an international number one bestselling author whose books have been translated”
― Val McDermid, Past Lying

“She was focused on the screen, opening the file she still believed she’d be working on with her hero.”
― Val McDermid, Past Lying

“all. I had a cup of coffee with Ann Cleeves at the picnic table—’ she gestured beyond the containers to where a basic picnic table sat near the edge of the cliff. ‘She was researching locations for one of her Vera books. Lovely woman, but she didn’t get inside.”
― Val McDermid, Past Lying

“Faceplant, Twatter, Slapchat—”
― Val McDermid, Past Lying

“Ross McEwan had told Daisy he had no alibi for the night Lara Hardie disappeared. Ironically, that was less suspicious than having some elaborate timetable supported by car park payments, theatre tickets, restaurant reservations, a bar full of mates. Which of us, a year after the event, would remember what we were doing on a particular Monday evening unless there was something in our diary? What had he said? Karen zipped through the interview notes. “If it was a Monday, I’d have watched Only Connect and University Challenge. That’s all I can tell you.”
― Val McDermid, Past Lying