2 October 2012 – BBC Radio 4 – A Good Read

Val McDermid and Alex Horne

Harriett Gilbert is joined by the Scottish crime writer Val McDermid and comedian and neologist Alex Horne in the first of a new series of the paperback discussion show. Among the books under discussion are Andre Agassi’s revealing autobiography of life lived centre stage at Centre Court, Jeanette Winterson’s acclaimed memoir of her childhood, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal, and Remembering Babylon, David Malouf’s prizewinning 1993 outsider novel set in Australia.

8 March 2012 – Interview from bookotron.com

Val McDermid and Laurie R. King

Val McDermid is just as no-nonsense as any copper she might imagine — or write about in one of her novels, including her latest, ‘The Retribution.’ Her schedule in Santa Cruz was going to be complicated and mostly filled, but she was hanging out with Laurie R. King, who was kind enough to help Val arrange an hour over at KUSP, in the big meeting room where the three of us sat down to talk about Val’s work and the mystery genre.

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22 April 2011 – Val in Paris 

Val McDermid a tout d’une grande dame du polar! Vous ne connaissez pas encore cette sympathique écossaise ? C’est le moment de lire son dernier thriller “Sans laisser de traces” chez Flammarion.

08 February 2007 – Book Club BBC Radio 4

Val McDermid joins readers to discuss The Mermaids Singing, the story of a serial killer who stalks the gay subculture of a northern town. James Naughtie presents.

Take a Walk With Val…

Val McDermid chats to us through blog-style recordings.

• Val on being in Oxford, her next novel and much much more - September 2009 (3:54)
• A walk on the beach with Val at Budleigh Salterton, Devon - September 2009 (3:57)

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