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McDermid, Val, 1955 - , crime writer
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1955 -
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Val McDermid is a Scottish crime writer, most famous for a series of suspense novels featuring Dr. Tony Hill. She has an honorary doctorate from the University of Sunderland, is co-founder of the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival and the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award.
Stranded is a short story collection published in 2005. It includes a foreward by Ian Rankin.