http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html Visit the website of top crime writer Val McDermid for information about her books, tours and other news. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:10:37 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/images/titscan.gif http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:10:37 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#208 Voice To Voice Ellen Hart And Val McDermid Discuss Lesbian Literature Ellen Hart and McDermid discuss lesbian literature versus mainstream literature in the US and... Val McDermid Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:08:33 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#207 Val will be making a number of appearances in January in support of her new novel  The Retribution from Atlantic Monthly Press   January 23 at... Val McDermid Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:06:15 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#206 Val touring America in January 2012 Val McDermid will be making a number of appearances between January 19-26 in support of her new novel The... Val McDermid Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:33:39 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#205 Val’s critically acclaimed standalone novel Trick of the Dark has been shortlisted for the Thriller and Crime Novel of the Year category at the Galaxy... Val McDermid Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:20:33 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#204 The Culture Show interview with Sophie Grabol  Sofie Gråbøl interviewed by Val McDermid on BBC2's The Culture Show on Friday 21st October 2011 Watch on... Val McDermid Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:16:20 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#203 Val Talks to Stephen Sackur 'Stephen Sackur speaks to a woman who has made her living out of crime - often violent disturbing crime Val... Val McDermid Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:48:45 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#202 Val McDermid tells us why she likes walking on her local beach - Low Newton beach in Northumberland http www youtube com watch v 3zOOMXrVyOw ... Val McDermid Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:16:26 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#201 Val's latest book The Retribution has won a place on the longlist for the Green Carnation Prize 2011 Val's 25th novel appears on the thirteen-strong... Val McDermid Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:59:05 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#200 BBC Breakfast Tuesday 30 Aug Have breakfast tomorrow with Val Val will be on the sofa in the BBC studio tomorrow morning http news bbc... Val McDermid Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:38:46 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#199 Val has had a busy summer Interview Val McDermid author Scotsman By DAVID ROBINSON Val McDermid's life in crime began on Monday afternoons She was... Val McDermid Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:58:19 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#198   It was a bizarre pitch We're making a reality show about projects designed to help struggling village communities regenerate their economies And we'd like... Val McDermid Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:52:00 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#197 Neglected Classics The Advocates Val McDermid's choice is Carol by Patricia Highsmith Listen to Val taking about her choice... Val McDermid Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:54:35 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#196 Val McDermid a life in writing 'The phone rang one evening when I was watching TV so I said tell whoever it is to call back... Val McDermid Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:24:54 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#195 Great news for my US e-book readers As of today all six of the Kate Brannigan novels are available as e-books DEAD BEAT the 1st... Val McDermid Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:03:58 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#194 FAMOUS novelist Val McDermind has taken her love for Raith Rovers to the next level by joining the board of directors The award-winning crime writer... Val McDermid Tue, 31 May 2011 16:45:03 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#193 23rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards Announced in New York by TONY VALENZUELA on MAY 27 2011 in MEMO 3-time Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright Edward Albee & Award-Winning Crime Writer... Val McDermid Mon, 16 May 2011 15:36:14 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#192 Great news Val has been longlisted for Theakstons Old Perculier Crime Novel of the Year Val's publishers Little Brown says As Val's publishers we are... Val McDermid Fri, 06 May 2011 16:38:42 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#191 Listen to Val talking about A Place of Execution on the World Book Club Saturday 4th June 2011 Follow this link  to send in a... Val McDermid Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:50:48 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#190 Mon 2 May 2011 09 00 BBC Radio 4 Andrew Marr explores how far empathy or the lack of it can explain cruelty Simon Baron-Cohen... Val McDermid Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:10:54 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#189 Val has been in Paris lately here is a link to an interview she did with Bernard Lehut on French radio  Sorry the link from... Val McDermid Sun, 20 Feb 2011 11:45:56 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#188 Channel 4 and More4’s The TV Book Club reviews and discusses carefully selected books from new and emerging authors every week with celebrity guests and... Val McDermid Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:28:15 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#186 A lot of people have asked us if it is possible to buy signed books by Val McDermid - well now it is Visit our... Val McDermid Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:46:43 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#185 Why not come along to one of these events and say hi to Val Friday 18th February 2011Lit and Phil eventVenue The Lit & Phil... Val McDermid Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:11:50 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#184 Nordic Noir - the story of Scandinavian Crime Fiction Val is a contributor for this BBC4 programme If you missed it on Monday 20th December... Val McDermid Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:48:51 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#183 Val is coming to you via the airways this weekend She says 'I'm on BBC1 on Sunday Morning Live on Sunday at 10am And presenting... Val McDermid Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:11:58 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#182 German tour dates1 11 2010Berlin Lehmanns Buchhandlung Hardenbergstr 5 08 30 pm 2 11 2010Braunschweig Braunschweiger Krimifestival C1 Cinema Lange Straße 60 08 15 pm 3 11... Val McDermid Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:05:27 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#181 Val McDermid's top 10 Oxford novels From Evelyn Waugh to Colin Dexter the novelist selects her favourite fiction set in the venerable university town Val... Val McDermid Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:10:42 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#180 http www abc net au Val talks about Harper Lee's book To Kill a Mockingbird JENNIFER BYRNE OK well now it's time for our classic... Val McDermid Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:08:58 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#179 Interview Val McDermid crime writer Published Date  12 September 2010 By DAVID ROBINSON Val McDermid tells DAVID ROBINSON how a sexual awakening at Oxford helped... Val McDermid Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:05:47 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#178 Niche off the leash Val McDermid on progress in lesbian fiction Val talks to the Independent A decade ago she was told that writing a... Val McDermid Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:00:46 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#177 Death becomes her Paola TotaroAugust 21 2010 Picture Duska Sulicich VAL McDermid strides across the hotel lobby jeans and crisp collared shirt framing the familiar... Val McDermid Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#176 Murder in the bloodBy Craig Sisterson 11 46 AM Saturday Aug 21 2010 Val McDermid Photo Mimsy Moller Modern crime fiction has come a long... Val McDermid Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:26:45 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#175 Val will be visiting New Zealand and Australia 14 August - 5 September 2010 Saturday 21 August 2010DUNEDIN Event With the Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies... Val McDermid Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:20:23 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#174 Gordon is a long-standing friend and fan of best-selling author Val McDermid and he was pleased to welcome fellow Raith Rovers supporter Val and her... Val McDermid Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:01:54 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#173 Trick of the DarkVal has a new book coming out soon Val Say's 'It was fun to delve back into my past to conjure up... Val McDermid Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#172 Wimbledon time again This year it looks like we may have some great weather for the tennis at Wimbledon but just in case it rains... Val McDermid Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:30:45 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#170 LOCAL heroes are being celebrated as part of an ambitious programme designed to put Fife on the map this year The year-long programme of cultural... Val McDermid Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:29:27 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#169 Val wins another award Best P I Procedural Novel in the 2009 Romantic Times' BOOK REVIEWS Reviewers‘ Choice Awards goes to A DARKER DOMAIN... Val McDermid Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:04:38 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#168 A celebration of the TV sidekick Val is participating in a programme looking at TV sidekicks she is featured talking about detective sidekicks in books... Val McDermid Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:45:08 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#167 Great News A Darker Domain has been shortlisted in the Mystery Thriller category for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize The shortlist is Mystery Thriller ... Val McDermid Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:30:22 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#166 The French TV adaptation of THE DISTANT ECHO 4 GARCON DANS LA NUIT -  was selected for the LUCHON Film Festival the main winter TV... Val McDermid Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:18:13 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#164 Val's book Fever of the Bone will be out in paperback the UK 18th February 2010   'So gripping that it puts your life on... Val McDermid Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:28:23 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#163 The Perception Of Crime Fiction Val McDermid Speaks Julian Maynard-Smith In Fever of the Bone Val McDermid's latest novel Tony Hill and Carol Jordan track down... Val McDermid Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:02:15 +0000 http://www.valmcdermid.com/pages/whatnew.html#162 Val McDermid wins the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger 2010 Photo Alan Peebles Tuesday January 12  Bestselling author Val McDermid has been named as the recipient... Val McDermid