Val McDermid is a Scottish author, and one of the biggest names in crime writing. Her novels have been translated into 40 languages and sold over 16 million copies worldwide.
Her books include four main series: Lindsay Gordon, Kate Brannigan, DCI Karen Pirie, and, beginning in 1995, the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series. The Mermaids Singing (1995) won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year. The Hill ⁄Jordan series was adapted for the highly successful television drama Wire in the Blood, starring Robson Green.
In 2019 Val was one of the judges for Write on Art, a prize for 15–18-year-olds run by Art UK and the Paul Mellon Centre.
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