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Following an appearance as a guest speaker Sunderland University lecture, a woman in a blonde wig and a trilby hat poured ink on Scottish novelist Val McDermid. “The last person in the queue had a very old copy of a non-fiction book I published back in the 1990s, then demanded I sign a Top Of […]

Crime fiction novelist Val McDermid is looking to re-write the classic Jane Austen novel Northanger Abbey as part of a new series from HarperFiction. The updated edition of the novel is planned for Spring 2014. Other Jane Austen novels being re-written include Sense & Sensibility by Joanna Trollope and Pride & Prejudice by Curtis Sittenfeld.

The Tony Hill/Carol Jordan series is a series of mystery/suspense novels by Scottish novelist Val McDermid. Tony Hill is a psychologist who suffers from sexual dysfunction, while Carol Jordan is an officer who helps Tony put killers behind bars. The series was adapted into a UK television show called Wire in the Blood.

Kate Brannigan is a fictional character and a series of detective fiction novels by Scottish novelist Val McDermid. Kate works as a private investigator who works out of Manchester, England.

Lindsay Gordon is a fictional character and a series of mystery novels by Scottish author Val McDermid. Lindsay Gordon is a freelance journalist who is a lesbian (as McDermid herself is). The series is set in Scotland.

With the new year comes a lot of new books! For January 3rd, we have new books by Simon R. Green, Val McDermid, Andrew Clements and John T. Lescroart! To help you in your book shopping with that Christmas money you received from Great Aunt Gladys, we’ve got a link to the best price available […]