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Val McDermid's Karen Pirie comes to ITV

2 August, 2022

Val McDermid’s cold case police detective Karen Pirie is coming to the small screen in September 2022 in a new three-part ITV crime drama. Adapted from the first novel in the six-book series, The Distant Echo, the programme will star Lauren Lyle of Outlander fame…

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1979 by Val McDermid

By DeathBecomesHer

7 April, 2022

What constitutes a historical crime novel? That’s something I mused upon while reading this book, the first in a new series from the queen of crime, Val McDermid, featuring journalist Allison ‘Allie’ Burns. Unsurprisingly, it is set in… 1979. But that’s only a handful of…

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Best crime novel of 2021 shortlist

By crimefictionlover

19 November, 2021

In our first ever Crime Fiction Lover Awards we bring you our shortlist for the Best Crime Novel for 2021. Have you read any of them? Which one do you think is best? Have your say by voting via our online form. You’ll also find…

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Watch Dark Travellers – Publishing Scotland's film about Tartan noir

By crimefictionlover

21 October, 2021

Crime Fiction Lover is pleased to bring you Dark Travellers, a 22-minute film that’s perfect if you love your Scottish crime fiction. It’s been a huge year for crime writing in Scotland, thanks in no small part to the publication of The Dark Remains from…

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On the Radar: The Scottish Resistance

By crimefictionlover

7 May, 2021

No, no, we’re not talking about independence. This isn’t a political column. It’s Scots author Val McDermid’s new graphic novel, Resistance, which leads off our new books roundup this week. Her compatriot Denise Mina has previously adapted Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo…

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First look: Val McDermid's graphic novel Resistance

By crimefictionlover

10 April, 2021

Today we’ve got something special for you – a first peek inside the brand new graphic novel, Resistance, written by Val McDermid and with artwork by Kathryn Briggs. This is the first time Val McDermid has written a graphic novel, and in it the leading…

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On the Radar: Back to the former you

By crimefictionlover

13 August, 2020

We’ve given this week’s new books column the title ‘back to the former you’ because it’s a theme that ties together all the novels included. For example, Kate Simants dug up her experiences as an investigative reporter in a children’s home for the basis of…

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Are you ready for virtual Harrogate?

By Catherine Turnbull

3 July, 2020

Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival may not be happening in Harrogate this year at the Old Swan Hotel, but a free, virtual festival will be streamed by Harrogate International Festivals over the long weekend of 23 to 26 July. The HIF Weekender begins with a bang,…

Crime Fiction Lover

Val McDermid's Karen Pirie comes to ITV

1979 by Val McDermid

Best crime novel of 2021 shortlist

Watch Dark Travellers – Publishing Scotland's film about Tartan noir

On the Radar: The Scottish Resistance

First look: Val McDermid's graphic novel Resistance

On the Radar: Back to the former you

Are you ready for virtual Harrogate?

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