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 Final Edition - Val McDermid
Newest Review: ... at the dead girl's flat. === My thoughts on the book: === My overall opinion of this Private Investigation mystery was it ... more  ... was a classic and very good whodunit. I really enjoyed reading it as I thought it was written to a very high standard, and one which kept the reader involved throughout with imaginative writing and a clever storyline.
Having read this book and enjoyed it, I am completely at a loss to understand why I have avoided reading her work for so long. As from the limited amount I can remember about the first one I read that too was a good read and a classic murder/ mystery, and one I liked as well, but only once I started readi...more |
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Final Edition - Val McDermid: The Journalist murder (1471 words)
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=== Background: === I had only read one novel previously by V.L.McDermid and that was several years ago. I was looking round my local book shop and I noticed a whole section of books by this author, so I thought it was about time I tried another one of her books. Especially as sadly I can't remember anything about reading the previous one, so I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad sign. ===About the author: === Val McDermid was born on the East Coast of Scotland. Before turning to writing novels, she was a journalist for 16 years. Her first book was published back in 1984 and was called 'Report for Murder'. Since then she has written a ... Read the complete review
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