Val McDermid, FRSE, FRSL (born 4 June 1955) is a Scottish crime writer, best known for a series of suspense novels featuring Dr. Tony Hill.
It's not magic that takes us to another world - it's storytelling.
No woman is a heroine to her dentist.
When all else fails, go for the ego.
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.
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.
He frowned as he struggled to remember. It was like watching an elephant crochet.
Time for the likeliest story since Mary told Joseph it was God’s.
A society gets the criminals it deserves.
Steve Mosby has become one of a handful of writers who make me excited about crime fiction.
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