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Val McDermid

Scottish crime writer · 1955

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45 books · 1960-2023

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Valarie McDermid is a Scottish crime writer of more than 30 novels. Her work is considered part of a sub-genre known as Tartan Noir, and is known for uncompromising depictions of violence. Her books have received numerous awards, including the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award and the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award.

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Standalone books

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# Title Published
1 Stranded 1960 Amazon
2 Report for Murder 1987 Amazon
3 Common Murder 1989 Amazon
4 Final Edition 1991 Amazon
5 Open and Shut 1991 Amazon
6 Dead Beat 1992 Amazon
7 Kick Back 1993 Amazon
8 Union Jack (Lindsay Gordon Mystery) 1993 Amazon
9 Crack Down (Kate Brannigan) 1994 Amazon
10 Clean Break (ISBN:0684804611) 1995 Amazon
11 The Mermaids Singing 1995 Amazon
12 Blue Genes 1996 Amazon
13 The Wire in the Blood 1997 Amazon
14 Booked for Murder 1998 Amazon
15 Star Struck 1998 Amazon
16 A Place of Execution 1999 Amazon
17 Killing the Shadows 2000 Amazon
18 Naked Came the Phoenix 2001 Amazon
19 The Last Temptation 2002 Amazon
20 Hostage to Murder 2003 Amazon
21 The Distant Echo 2003 Amazon
22 The Torment of Others 2004 Amazon
23 The Grave Tattoo 2006 Amazon
24 Beneath the Bleeding 2007 Amazon
25 A Darker Domain 2008 Amazon
26 Fever of the Bone 2009 Amazon
27 Trick of the Dark 2010 Amazon
28 The retribution 2011 Amazon
29 The Library Book 2012 Amazon
30 The Vanishing Point 2012 Amazon
31 Cross and Burn 2013 Amazon
32 Inherit the Dead 2013 Amazon
33 Northanger Abbey 2014 Amazon
34 The Skeleton Road 2014 Amazon
35 Forensics 2015 Amazon
36 Splinter the Silence 2015 Amazon
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Sporen Van Misdaad 2015 Amazon
38 Out of Bounds 2016 Amazon
39 Insidious Intent 2017 Amazon
40 MatchUp 2017 Amazon
41 Broken ground 2018 Amazon
42 How The Dead Speak 2019 Amazon
43
Chasing down a mystery illness 2021 Amazon
44
Resistance 2021 Amazon
45 Past Lying 2023 Amazon

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