Val McDermid
Val McDermid
Val McDermidis a Scottish crime writer, best known for a series of suspense novels featuring Dr. Tony Hill...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth4 June 1955
home intimate present relationships versions work
We all present versions of ourselves. The person you are at work is not the same person you are at home. The face we present in our most intimate relationships is not the face we present to the world.
fiction excited crime
Steve Mosby has become one of a handful of writers who make me excited about crime fiction.
ego failing when-all-else-fails
When all else fails, go for the ego.
elephants remember
He frowned as he struggled to remember. It was like watching an elephant crochet.
stories mary
Time for the likeliest story since Mary told Joseph it was God’s.
dentist heroines
No woman is a heroine to her dentist.
fashion thinking hands
Not even a hand-stitched suit could hide a body gone ruinously to seed. I was tempted to offer some fashion advice, but I didn't think he'd welcome the news that this year, bellies are being worn inside the trousers.
magic world storytelling
It's not magic that takes us to another world - it's storytelling.
moving book house
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.
criminals deserve
A society gets the criminals it deserves.
along came feelings gave generation men next platform previous voice
I was thinking things had changed: that the next generation of men weren't as institutionally misogynist as the previous were. And then, suddenly, the Internet came along and gave them a platform to voice their feelings anonymously. And boy, did the bile come out.
books demanded time written
I was always writing the books that I wanted to write, books that demanded to be written at the time. But, like most writers, you start off feeling your way.