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Val McDermid

Val McDermid

Val McDermid has written at least 106 books. Their most popular book is Marple: Twelve New Mysteries with 87 saves with an average rating of 4.09⭐.

They are best known for writing in the genres Fiction, Mystery, and Murder.

mysterious, Adventurous, and lighthearted are their most common moods.

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Marple: Twelve New Mysteries

Marple: Twelve New Mysteries
ByNaomi Alderman,Leigh Bardugo,+10 more

2022 • 87 Readers • 384 pages • 4.1

Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime

Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime
ByVal McDermid

2014 • 70 Readers • 310 pages • 3.7

The Mermaids Singing

#1 of 2 in Tony Hill and Carol Jordan,

The Mermaids Singing
ByVal McDermid

1995 • 57 Readers • 464 pages • 4

The Distant Echo

#1 of 7 in Inspector Karen Pirie

The Distant Echo
ByVal McDermid

2003 • 27 Readers • 569 pages • 4.1

Het profiel

#2 of 9 in Tony Hill & Carol Jordan

Het profiel
ByVal McDermid

1997 • 24 Readers • 845 pages • 4.1

Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey
ByVal McDermid

2014 • 24 Readers • 2.7

A Place of Execution

A Place of Execution
ByVal McDermid

1998 • 20 Readers • 561 pages • 4.3

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#1 of 2 in Allie Burns

1979
ByVal McDermid

2021 • 19 Readers • 320 pages • 3.6

Out of Bounds

#4 of 7 in Inspector Karen Pirie

Out of Bounds
ByVal McDermid

2016 • 16 Readers • 464 pages • 4.3

A Darker Domain

#2 of 7 in Inspector Karen Pirie

A Darker Domain
ByVal McDermid

2 • 16 Readers • 371 pages • 3.8

Still Life

#6 of 7 in Inspector Karen Pirie

Still Life
ByVal McDermid

2020 • 15 Readers • 436 pages • 3.9

The Last Temptation (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #3)

#3 of 9 in Tony Hill & Carol Jordan

The Last Temptation (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #3)
ByVal McDermid

2002 • 14 Readers • 496 pages • 4.1

MatchUp

#13.5 of 20 in Roy Grace

MatchUp
ByLee Child,Charlaine Harris,+20 more

2017 • 13 Readers • 464 pages • 4.3

1989

#2 of 2 in Allie Burns

1989
ByVal McDermid

2022 • 12 Readers • 464 pages • 3.6

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#5 of 7 in Inspector Karen Pirie

Broken Ground
ByVal McDermid

2018 • 11 Readers • 4.2

The Skeleton Road

#3 of 7 in Inspector Karen Pirie

The Skeleton Road
ByVal McDermid

2014 • 11 Readers • 364 pages • 3.8

Beneath the Bleeding

#5 of 2 in Tony Hill and Carol Jordan,

Beneath the Bleeding
ByVal McDermid

2007 • 10 Readers • 496 pages • 4.5

The Torment of Others

#4 of 9 in Tony Hill & Carol Jordan

The Torment of Others
ByVal McDermid

2004 • 10 Readers • 480 pages • 4.8

The Retribution

#7 of 9 in Tony Hill & Carol Jordan

The Retribution
ByVal McDermid

2011 • 10 Readers • 402 pages • 4.2

Fever Of The Bone

#6 of 9 in Tony Hill & Carol Jordan

Fever Of The Bone
ByVal McDermid

2009 • 10 Readers • 284 pages • 4.6

Det svarta nätet

#9 of 9 in Tony Hill & Carol Jordan

Det svarta nätet
ByVal McDermid

2015 • 9 Readers • 383 pages • 4.3

Cross and Burn

#8 of 9 in Tony Hill & Carol Jordan

Cross and Burn
ByVal McDermid

2013 • 9 Readers • 438 pages • 4.4

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#7 of 7 in Inspector Karen Pirie

Past Lying
ByVal McDermid

2023 • 9 Readers • 4

Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA, and More Tell Us About Crime

Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA, and More Tell Us About Crime
ByVal McDermid

2014 • 8 Readers • 320 pages • 4

Dead Beat

#1 of 5 in Kate Brannigan

Dead Beat
ByVal McDermid

1992 • 8 Readers • 3.3

How the Dead Speak

#11 of 9 in Tony Hill & Carol Jordan

How the Dead Speak
ByVal McDermid

2019 • 7 Readers • 416 pages • 3.5

Insidious Intent

#10 of 9 in Tony Hill & Carol Jordan

Insidious Intent
ByVal McDermid

2017 • 7 Readers • 423 pages • 4.3

Report for Murder

#1 of 6 in Lindsay Gordon

Report for Murder
ByVal McDermid

1987 • 6 Readers • 265 pages • 3.5

Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime

Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime
ByVal McDermid

2014 • 6 Readers • 320 pages • 4.3

The Grave Tattoo

The Grave Tattoo
ByVal McDermid

2010 • 5 Readers • 562 pages • 3.7

Queen Macbeth

Queen Macbeth
ByVal McDermid

5 Readers • 3.3

Booked For Murder

#5 of 6 in Lindsay Gordon

Booked For Murder
ByVal McDermid

1996 • 5 Readers • 230 pages • 3.3

Common Murder

#2 of 6 in Lindsay Gordon

Common Murder
ByVal McDermid

1989 • 5 Readers • 311 pages • 3.7

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A Hell of a Woman
ByMegan Abbott(Editor),Lisa Respers France(Contributor)

2007 • 4 Readers • 370 pages

Deadline For Murder

#3 of 6 in Lindsay Gordon

Deadline For Murder
ByVal McDermid,V.L. McDermid

1997 • 4 Readers • 3.5

Killing the shadows

Killing the shadows
ByVal McDermid

4 Readers • 3.5

Bloody Scotland

Bloody Scotland
ByLin Anderson,Christopher Brookmyre,+10 more

2017 • 4 Readers • 288 pages • 4

The Last Temptation

#3 of 9 in Tony Hill & Carol Jordan

The Last Temptation
ByVal McDermid

2002 • 4 Readers • 460 pages • 3.5

Murder on Christmas Eve

#2 of 7 in Murderous Christmas Stories

Murder on Christmas Eve
ByCecily Gayford(Editor),Ellis Peters(Contributor)

2017 • 4 Readers • 234 pages

Conferences Are Murder

#4 of 6 in Lindsay Gordon

Conferences Are Murder
ByVal McDermid

1993 • 3 Readers • 236 pages • 3.5

Clean Break

#4 of 5 in Kate Brannigan

Clean Break
ByVal McDermid

1995 • 3 Readers • 282 pages

Hostage To Murder

#6 of 6 in Lindsay Gordon

Hostage To Murder
ByVal McDermid,V.L. McDermid

2003 • 3 Readers • 13 pages • 3.5

Crime Plus Music: Twenty Stories of Music-Themed Noir

Crime Plus Music: Twenty Stories of Music-Themed Noir
ByJim Fusilli(Editor),Craig Johnson(Contributor)

2016 • 2 Readers • 318 pages • 2

The Grave Tattoo: A Novel

The Grave Tattoo: A Novel
ByVal McDermid

2006 • 2 Readers • 464 pages • 4

The Distant Echo

The Distant Echo
ByVal McDermid

2007 • 2 Readers • 484 pages • 3.5

Resistance: A Graphic Novel

Resistance: A Graphic Novel
ByVal McDermid

2 Readers • 3.5

Trick of the Dark

Trick of the Dark
ByVal McDermid

2 Readers • 4

Broken ground

Broken ground
ByVal McDermid

2 Readers

Kick Back

#2 of 5 in Kate Brannigan

Kick Back
ByVal McDermid

1993 • 2 Readers • 256 pages • 3

Killer Women

Killer Women
ByJane Casey,Erin Kelly,+6 more

2016 • 2 Readers • 310 pages

Imagine a Country: Ideas for a Better Future

Imagine a Country: Ideas for a Better Future
ByVal McDermid(Editor),Jo Sharp(Editor)

2020 • 2 Readers • 272 pages

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#2 of 7 in Murderous Christmas Stories

Murder on Christmas Eve: Classic Mysteries for the Festive Season
ByCecily Gayford(Editor),Ellis Peters(Contributor)

2017 • 2 Readers

Cover 8

Broken Ground: A Karen Pirie Novel
ByVal McDermid

2 Readers

The skeleton road

The skeleton road
ByVal McDermid

2 Readers • 2.5

Cover 8

Resistance: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Drama
ByVal McDermid

1 Reader • 4

Cover 1

Dalziel and Pascoe Hunt the Christmas Killer & Other Stories
ByReginald Hill

2022 • 1 Reader • 240 pages

Josephine Tey: a Life

Josephine Tey: a Life
ByJennifer Morag Henderson

2015 • 1 Reader • 480 pages

Marriage

Marriage
BySusan Ferrier

1818 • 1 Reader • 544 pages

The Vanishing Point

The Vanishing Point
ByVal McDermid

1 Reader • 2

Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey
ByVal McDermid

2014 • 1 Reader • 343 pages

Star Struck

#6 of 1 in PI Kate Brannigan,

Star Struck
ByVal McDermid

1998 • 1 Reader • 20 pages • 3

Splinter the silence

Splinter the silence
ByVal McDermid

1 Reader • 4

Insidious intent

Insidious intent
ByVal McDermid

1 Reader • 5

Union Jack

Union Jack
ByVal McDermid

1 Reader • 3

The vanishing point

The vanishing point
ByVal McDermid

1 Reader

The Retribution

The Retribution
ByVal McDermid

2012 • 1 Reader • 359 pages • 4

Ein Ort für die Ewigkeit

Ein Ort für die Ewigkeit
ByVal McDermid

1998 • 1 Reader • 588 pages

Torment Of Others

Torment Of Others
ByVal McDermid

2010 • 1 Reader • 480 pages

Resistance

Resistance
ByVal McDermid

2021 • 1 Reader • 160 pages • 4

A Darker Domain

A Darker Domain
ByVal McDermid

2009 • 1 Reader • 368 pages • 2

Cover 2

Val McDermid 3-Book Crime Collection: A Place of Execution, The Distant Echo, The Grave Tattoo
ByVal McDermid

2013 • 1 Reader

Cover 3

Christmas is Murder
ByVal McDermid

1 Reader

Naked Came the Phoenix

Naked Came the Phoenix
ByNevada Barr,J. D. Robb,+9 more

2010 • 1 Reader • 320 pages • 4

My Scotland

My Scotland
ByVal McDermid

1 Reader • 4

Cover 1

Place Of Execution
ByVal McDermid

1999 • 1 Reader • 486 pages

Christmas is Murder: A Chilling Short Story Collection

#5.5 of 9 in Tony Hill & Carol Jordan

Christmas is Murder: A Chilling Short Story Collection
ByVal McDermid

2012 • 1 Reader • 256 pages • 3

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Reader's Digest Select Editions: The Distant Echo/ Trojan Odyssey/ Leaving Eden/ Blood is the Sky
ByReader's Digest Association,Val McDermid,+2 more

1 Reader • 538 pages

The Wire in The Blood

#2 of 9 in Tony Hill & Carol Jordan

The Wire in The Blood
ByVal McDermid

1997 • 1 Reader • 497 pages • 4

Anatomia del crimine. Storia e segreti delle scienze forensi

Anatomia del crimine. Storia e segreti delle scienze forensi
ByVal McDermid,Francesco Rende(Translator)

2014 • 1 Reader • 316 pages

Afraid of the Christmas Lights: An Anthology of Crime Stories

Afraid of the Christmas Lights: An Anthology of Crime Stories
ByMark Billingham,Val McDermid,+17 more

2020 • 1 Reader • 195 pages

Cover 8

#0 of 5 in Kate Brannigan

The Right Chemistry
ByVal McDermid

1999 • 1 Reader

Miejsce egzekucji

Miejsce egzekucji
ByVal McDermid,Aleksandra Szymił(Translator)

1998 • 1 Reader • 584 pages

Cover 0

Publishing Talk Magazine issue 1 - Crime Fiction
ByJon Reed,Suzanne Collier,+4 more

2012 • 1 Reader

Döden vittnar

#3 of 7 in Inspector Karen Pirie

Döden vittnar
ByVal McDermid

2014 • 1 Reader • 352 pages • 4

Cleanskin

Cleanskin
ByVal McDermid

2006 • 1 Reader • 17 pages • 4

Blue Genes

#5 of 5 in Kate Brannigan

Blue Genes
ByVal McDermid

1996 • 1 Reader • 240 pages

Cover 0

#3 of 5 in Kate Brannigan

Crack Down
ByVal McDermid

1994 • 1 Reader

Stranded

Stranded
ByVal McDermid

Ausgezeichnete Morde

Ausgezeichnete Morde
BySebastian Fitzek,Val McDermid,+9 more

2016 • 320 pages

Stranded

Stranded
ByVal McDermid,V.L. McDermid

2005 • 214 pages

Châtiments

Châtiments
ByVal McDermid

Killing the Shadows

Killing the Shadows
ByVal McDermid

2010 • 626 pages

A Suitable Job for a Woman

A Suitable Job for a Woman
ByVal McDermid

1999 • 302 pages

Crack Down (Kate Brannigan)

Crack Down (Kate Brannigan)
ByVal McDermid

Rachgier

Rachgier
ByVal McDermid

2018 • 480 pages

Das Moor des Vergessens

Das Moor des Vergessens
ByVal McDermid

2009 • 544 pages

Cover 2

Een duister domein
ByVal McDermid

2017

Cover 3

Anatomie des Verbrechens: Meilensteine der Forensik
ByDoris Styron(Translator),Val McDermid

2014

Cover 5

#2 of 7 in Inspector Karen Pirie

Nacht unter Tag
ByVal McDermid

2008 • 544 pages

Cover 6

#1 of 7 in Inspector Karen Pirie

Echo einer Winternacht
ByDoris Styron(Translator),Val McDermid

2003 • 554 pages