Is Val McDermid still writing books?

Is Val McDermid still writing books?

Val McDermid has sold over 17 million books to date across the globe and has been translated into more than 40 languages. 1979, the beginning of a new series for Val, featuring journalist Allie Burns, is published on 19th August 2021.

What age is Val McDermid?

66 years (June 4, 1955)
Val McDermid/Age

What school did Val McDermid go to?

St Hilda’s College
Kirkcaldy High School
Val McDermid/Education
Val was born in Kirkcaldy, a coastal town in the heart of the Scottish mining community. She graduated in English from St Hilda’s College, Oxford – the first from a Scottish state school to do so – before going on to be an award-winning journalist for sixteen years.

Who is Val McDermid’s partner?

Joanne P. Sharpm. 2016
Val McDermid/Spouse

Which Val McDermid book is Traces based on?

Wire In The Blood, A
Traces is a suspense-filled crime thriller based on an original idea by best-selling crime writer Val McDermid (Wire In The Blood, A Place Of Execution), written by Amelia Bullmore (Scott & Bailey, This Life) and set in the world of forensic science in Dundee, Scotland.

Does Val McDermid own Raith Rovers?

McDermid is a Raith Rovers supporter. McDermid is a radical feminist and socialist. She has incorporated feminism into some of her novels.

Where does Val McDermid come from?

Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom
Val McDermid/Place of birth

Where does Val McDermid live now?

Val divides her writing time – “January to March or April” – between Edinburgh’s elegant Georgian suburb of Stockbridge, where she lives with her partner, Jo Sharp, a professor of geography at Glasgow University, and Heaton Moor, Stockport, where she shares custody of her son from a previous relationship.

Why was wire in the blood Cancelled?

ITV1 said it had decided that after six years it wanted to try something new. However, the axing of the drama will also save ITV money and comes off the back of the dropping of a new adaptation of A Passage to India and cutting The Bill from twice weekly to weeklyl, while Heartbeat and The Royal have been “rested”.

Is the Programme Traces a true story?

Dundee is the star of a brand new crime drama series, Traces, based on an original idea by best-selling crime writer Val McDermid. Marie Monroe (Carly Anderson) was murdered when Emma was seven, her body discovered on Dundee Law and no-one has ever been convicted.

Is Traces based on real life?

But is Traces based on a true story? As the story revolves around forensic science, there’s a guaranteed level of realism involved to portray the scientific field accurately. But the narrative itself — including the unsolved murder — appears to be fictional.

What has Val McDermid written?

Val McDermid Books In Order

• 1979. (2021)
• Sense & Sensibility (By:Joanna Trollope) (2013)
• The Distant Echo. (2003)
• Dead Beat. (1992)
• Report For Murder. (1987)
• The Mermaids Singing. (1995)
• The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1. (2000)
• Murder under the Christmas Tree: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season.