Val McDermid

Dec 21, 2024 | theguardian.com | Ian Rankin |Bella Mackie |Val McDermid |Sarah Perry |Sophie Hannah

Ian RankinA Maigret Christmas and Other Stories by Georges Simenon Christmas can be a bit hectic, so it’s usually Boxing Day evening before I can stretch out on the sofa with the lights dimmed and a glass of something to hand. One year I found A Maigret Christmas and Other Stories in my stocking. Georges Simenon’s doughty, humane bloodhound of a character is perfect for winter nights, his Paris office heated by a stove, his pipe lit and nose attuned to the human condition.

Nov 11, 2024 | heraldscotland.com | Val McDermid

Val McDermid: 'How do we throw children a lifeline? We hand them a book' (Image: Gordon Terris/The Herald) When Janey Godley died, you didn’t have to be her friend to mourn the passing of a woman whose voice-overs created brightness in the darkest days of the COVID lockdown. Janey grew up in desperate poverty in Glasgow. But she found light in the darkness that led her to forge an award-winning career in comedy, writing and acting. Here’s how she managed it.

Oct 5, 2024 | bookreporter.com | Val McDermid

The front cover depicts a red rose framed by thorny branches with a drop of bright red blood dripping from the tip of a single thorn. The inside cover states: Shakespeare fed us the myth of the Macbeths as murderous conspirators. But now Val McDermid drags the truth out of the shadows, exposing the patriarchal prejudices of history.

Jun 26, 2024 | msn.com | Val McDermid

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Jun 26, 2024 | theguardian.com | Val McDermid

Just a few weeks ago there were 43 SNP MPs at Westminster, almost three-quarters of the total Scottish seats. It would be hard to argue that wasn’t a mandate for revisiting the vexed question of Scottish independence.