Author: Val McDermid

Quotes

The contemporary crime novel is, at its best, a novel of character. That's where the suspense comes from.

The contemporary crime novel is, at its best, a novel of character. That's where the suspense comes from.

- Val McDermid

On one hand, you've got 'decent' men, and on the other you've got neanderthal misogynist bawbags - and the middle ground is what's disappearing.

On one hand, you've got 'decent' men, and on the other you've got neanderthal misogynist bawbags - and the middle ground is what's disappearing.

- Val McDermid

I came from a working-class family, but I was supported by a grant system and had my fees paid, so I came out of Oxford with a debt of something like ?200.

I came from a working-class family, but I was supported by a grant system and had my fees paid, so I came out of Oxford with a debt of something like ?200.

- Val McDermid

I did want to be Joni Mitchell for quite a long time.

I did want to be Joni Mitchell for quite a long time.

- Val McDermid

I was always writing the books that I wanted to write, books that demanded to be written at the time. But, like most writers, you start off feeling your way.

I was always writing the books that I wanted to write, books that demanded to be written at the time. But, like most writers, you start off feeling your way.

- Val McDermid

I think that crime is a good vehicle for looking at society in general because the nature of the crime novel means that you draw on a wide group of social possibilities.

I think that crime is a good vehicle for looking at society in general because the nature of the crime novel means that you draw on a wide group of social possibilities.

- Val McDermid

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