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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✏️ Did you know Val McDermid was the first Scottish state school to attend St Hilda's College, Oxford!

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Val McDermid, wearing glasses and a blue cardigan, sits in front of the historic St Hilda’s College, Oxford building.
October 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Today I finished book 24 of 2026 in a day and learned something about history that I hadn't heard of before.

I'm also super sick 😭😭

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An image of a book - This Door of the Seas by Val McDermid and Jo Sharp, set against a map of the Darien Venture.
October 6, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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She is great but very much writing in the values and culture of her times, mid-20th Century. For something more contemporary, I would suggest Val McDermid, @ valmcdermid. bsky. social
September 15, 2026 at 6:10 AM
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Click the link below to read David Robinson's latest review on the BfS website now! This week, he shares his thoughts on Val McDermid and Jo Sharp's new release: This Door of the Seas.

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David Robinson Reviews: This Door of the Seas - Books from Scotland
'He sees what he wants to. And it makes a kind of sense too - especially to colonists from Scotland, already pushed to the brink of economic collapse and famine by a succession of poor harvests in the...
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August 12, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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3rd on my #womeninculture list, Susan Ferrier whose 1st novel (published anonymously) was considered so good it was rumoured to have been written by Sir Walter Scott. Scott called Ferrier his sister-shadow. @valmcdermid is a Ferrier fan. Bonus pic of me with a sculpture of Susan @natgalleriessco
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engraved image of Susan Ferrier late 1820s Photo of Sara Sheridan head with blurred statue of Susan Ferrier behind
November 23, 2024 at 8:55 AM
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Scottish crime writer and broadcaster Val McDermid was BOTD in 1955, turning 70 today. #valmcdermid #tartannoir #bornonthisday #supergays
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Scottish writer and broadcaster Val McDermid was BOTD in 1955. Born in Kirkcaldy in Fife to a working-class family, she became the first student from a Scottish state school to attend St Hilda&#821…
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June 4, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Well here's a WTF RT @neilhimself @valmcdermid Pls RT Wikipedia's attitude to women writers <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/opinion/sunday/wikipedias-sexism-toward-female-novelists.html?hp&_r=0" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/opinion/sunday/wikipedias-sexism-toward-female-novelists.html?hp&_r=0
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November 9, 2024 at 3:07 AM
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Ma traduction de MARPLE sort en poche.
12 autrices s’emparent du mythe.

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September 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Common Murder by Val McDermid
Second novel in the series featuring reporter Lindsay Gordon. When her former lover is accused of...
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July 14, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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The Distant Echo by Val McDermid
Four in the morning, mid-December, and snow blankets St. Andrews School. Student Alex Gilbery and...
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July 7, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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Out of Bounds by Val McDermid
Internationally bestselling author Val McDermid is one of our finest crime writers, whose grippin...
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May 21, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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Booked For Murder by Val McDermid
Lindsay Gordon, Scottish journalist and amateur sleuth, was the first creation of international b...
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May 11, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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Hostage to Murder by V.L. McDermid, Val McDermid
Jobless in Glasgow, Lindsay Gordon makes friends with a young freelance journalist Rory McLaren. ...
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May 1, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid
The bodies of four men have been discovered in the town of Bradfield. Enlisted to investigate is ...
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January 4, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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Blue Genes by Val McDermid
Kate Brannigan’s having a bad week. Her boyfriend’s death notice is in the paper and her plan to ...
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September 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Clean Break by Val McDermid
Kate, a Manchester-based private investigator, is definitely not amused when thieves steal a Mone...
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August 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Trick of the Dark by Val McDermid
Barred from practice, disgraced psychiatrist Charlie Flint receives a mysterious summons to Oxfor...
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August 22, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Past Lying by Val McDermid
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August 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Union Jack by Val McDermid
Fourth in the series featuring investigative journalist Lindsay Gordon. When union leader Tom Jac...
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August 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Crack Down by Val McDermid
'Crime writing of the very highest order ! Kate Brannigan has turned into the most interesting sl...
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August 20, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Kick Back by Val McDermid
Kate Brannigan is truly welcome. Hot on one-liners, Chinese food, tabloid papers and Thai boxing,...
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August 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Queen Macbeth by Val McDermid
A thousand years ago in an ancient Scottish landscape, a woman is on the run with her three compa...
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August 19, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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A Darker Domain by Val McDermid
1984, Fife. Heiress Catriona Maclennan Grant &amp; her baby son are kidnapped. The ransom payoff ...
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August 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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The Skeleton Road by Val McDermid
Internationally best-selling crime writer Val McDermid is one of the most dependable professional...
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August 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Insidious Intent by Val McDermid
Insidious Intent, the latest installment in Val McDermid’s popular series featuring psychologist ...
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August 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM