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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 😭😭

#books #reading #valmcdermid #josharp #thisdooroftheseas
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.

#ValMcDermid #JoSharp #BooksfromScotland

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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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Currently Reading #Books #BookSky📚💙🦋 #BritLit #Mystery #ValMcDermid

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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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July 10, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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Currently Reading #Books #BookSky📚💙🦋 #BritLit #Mystery #ValMcDermid

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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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On this day in 1955 Val McDermid was born.

She is best known for writing ‘Tarten Noir’ novels, including the Kate Brannigan and Karen Pirie series.

McDermid came from a regular working family and was the first state schooler from Scotland to attend her Oxford College.

#OnThisDay #ValMcDermid
Elderly person with white hair wearing a vibrant striped shirt and blue cardigan, resting arms on a wooden surface against a dark background. A collection of several books written by Val McDermid
June 4, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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🎉 Happy Birthday to #ValMcDermid, #bornonthisday in 1955. This “Queen of Crime” has captivated readers worldwide with razor-sharp thrillers, meticulous research, and pioneering tartan noir. Her stories blend psychology, suspense, and forensic intrigue. #CrimeFiction
June 3, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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A Substack travelogue, part 2.
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#Oxford #England #SherlockHolmes @valmcdermid @quineofcrime
May 22, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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Currently Reading #Books #BookSky📚💙🦋 #BritLit #Mystery #ValMcDermid

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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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Currently Reading #Books #BookSky📚💙🦋 #BritLit #Mystery #ValMcDermid

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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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One finds the most spectacular people in Oxford!
(My long-time friend and sister in crime, Val McDermid.)
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May 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Currently Reading #Books #BookSky📚💙🦋 #BritLit #Mystery #ValMcDermid

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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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British Wisdom: “The Glasgow accent was so strong you could have built a bridge with it and known it would outlast the civilization that spawned it” Val McDermid

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April 28, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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💙📚 #BookSky #BucketLists #Mystery #ValMcDermid 4 of 7 books still to be read on my bookshelf #BlueSkyBooks Pt 2 of 2
Book cover. The Torment of Others by Val McDermid (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan #4 / 2004) Light blue cover, credits in white, shows a stone floor with a drain pipe and blood stains. Book cover. The Grave Tattoo by Val McDermid (Standalone / 2006) Credits in white, cover shows either a wall or doo with a handle inside. Book cover. Kick Back by Val McDermid (Kate Brannigan #2 / 1993) Author's name in white, title in black, shows a cracked window. Book cover. The Skeleton Road by Val McDermid (Karen Pirie #3 / 2014) Cover shows a stone wall on both sides of a narrow pathway.
March 23, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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💙📚 #BookSky #BucketLists #Mystery
Authors I hope to finish before I die. Not sure how many, still making my list.
41. #ValMcDermid (1955). Scottish mystery writer, Author of Karen Pirie, Tony Hill etc. series. 40+ books. Completed 8 books. Pt 1 of 2
Book cover. Dead Beat by Val McDermid (Kate Brannigan #1 / 1992) Cover shows a saxophone base. Author's name in silver, title in black (4.0 stars) Book cover. A Darker Domain by Val McDermid (Karen Pirie #2 / 2008) Cover shows a man along a highway bordering a body of water at night (4.0 stars) Book cover. Killing the Shadows by Val McDermid (Standalone / 2000) Cover shows floor boards upon which lie a set of hand cuffs. Title and author's name in white (4.0 stars) Book cover. The Wire in the Blood by Val McDermid (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan #2 / 1997) Cover shows a woman's face seen through broken glass Title in gold, author's name in white (5.0 stars)
March 23, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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#1979 by #ValMcDermid – Glasgow: 1979. Allie Burns is one of the few female journalists at the Clarion. Danny Sullivan asks for her help with an article on tax fraud. She then uncovers a plot to bomb prominent targets and asks for Danny’s help.
March 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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"Winter trees were a poetic lodestar for Burns"

'Ev’n winter bleak has charms to me,
When winds rave thro’ the naked tree;
Or frosts on hills of Ochiltree
Are hoary gray;
Or blinding drifts wild-furious flee,
Dark’ning the day!'

#RobertBurns #ValMcDermid #Winter
#NickRipatrazone #HenryFarrer
The Creative Joy of a Cold, Dead Winter
Val McDermid’s new book evokes an earlier Scot’s love of the bleak.
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February 21, 2026 at 7:27 AM
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#Winter #creativity #ValMcDermid

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Winter is her season of creativity; Val McDermid starts writing new books in January. Winter stirs her soul.

Nick Ripatrazone on Scottish crime novelist Val McDermid and love of the bleak: lnk.thebulwark.com/4aDoY1p
The Creative Joy of a Cold, Dead Winter
Val McDermid’s new book evokes an earlier Scot’s love of the bleak.
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February 20, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Day 20 and 21…. Been glued to the Winter Olympics. ❄️💙

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#ReadingWomen

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Queen MacBeth, another great book from the Darkland Tales collection.
And the first outing for Allie Burns in 1979.
Both 👌.
February 19, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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An entertaining and informative event yesterday evening @SwindonArtsCent with @valmcdermid in association with @bertsbooks …and I got a new book to add to the tbr pile! Well worth the trip down from Manchester…now, about the road system in Swindon!??!!!😱😱🤬🤬🤬
February 11, 2026 at 7:16 AM
I do love a good crime thriller & this one is just brilliant! Didn’t see the twist at the end. Genuinely a book I couldn’t put down.
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#crimethriller
#useyourlibrary
February 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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My #currentreas. Appropriate for sub zero weekend.

Enjoying getting to know Scotland in winter and McDermid, whom I’ve never read!

#booksky #winter #valmcdermid
Book Marks reviews of Winter: The Story of a Season by Val McDermid
Winter: The Story of a Season by Val McDermid has an overall rating of Positive based on 5 book reviews.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:21 PM