Val McDermid

Val McDermid has published 18 crime novels and eight other books. She won the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger Award for The Mermaids Singing (1995).

From her Q & A with Anna Metcalfe at the Financial Times:

Which literary character resembles you?

James Bond, for his elegance, suavity, fast cars and success with women.

Who are your literary influences?

RL Stevenson. I read Treasure Island in comic form when I was quite young and was captivated. I absorbed a lot about storytelling and structure. Also Margaret Atwood, Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler.

Read the complete Q & A.

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