He’s a writer whose faith in humans can embrace the worst of what we’re capable of and still refuse to lie down and die.
Schlagwort-Archive: Val McDermid
Rezension: Val McDermid: “Vergeltung”
Val McDermid hat inzwischen rund 30 Krimis geschrieben und dafür höchste Auszeichnungen bekommen. “Vergeltung” heißt ihr neuer Roman – und der Mann, der hier Vergeltung übt und seinen Rachefeldzug plant, schreckt vor nichts zurück.
Interviews & Portraits: Nesbo, McDermid, Ellroy, Mosley, Child u. a.
Front Row Crime Writers Collection – Übersicht von Portraits von bzw. Interviews mit zahlreichen Krimiautorinnen und -autoren.
Rezensionen: Val McDermid, Declan Burke, Dennis Lehane, Deon Meyer
Andrew Taylor about Val McDermid’s new Thriller “The Vanishing Point”, a standalone thriller, “Slaughter’s Hound”, by Declan Burke, “Live By Night” by Dennis Lehane and the modern south africa thriller “7 days” by Deon Meyer.
CrimeMag: Artikel und Rezensionen zur Kriminalliteratur
Dieses Mal mit Rezensionen zu Petros Markaris’ “Zahltag”, Val McDermids “Retribution”, einer Besprechung des Films/Theaterstücks “Frankenstein“, Carlos Kolumne, den Bloody Chops, einem kräftigen KickAss und natürlich dem Krimi-Gedicht.
Artikel: Cultural Life: Val McDermid, Crime writer
The crime writer Val McDermid on her favorite books, films, plays, exhibitions and TV-series.
Rezension: Attica Locke: “The Cutting Season”
A tale about the American south’s tormented history has Val McDermid on the edge of her seat. It’s a novel rich in atmosphere, strong in story, but at its heart “The Cutting Season” hinges on human complexity.
Rezensionen: Val McDermid, Lisa Ballantyne, Elizabeth Hay, Declan Burke
Laura Wilson’s crime fiction roundup – reviews: “The Vanishing Point” by Val McDermid, “The Guilty One” by Lisa Ballantyne, “Alone in the Classroom” by Elizabeth Hay and “Slaughter’s Hound” by Declan Burke.
Rezensionen: McDermid, McGilloway, Masters, Meyer, Moffat u. a.
Neue Rezensionen auf Euro Crime zu: “The Vanishing Point”, “Little Girl Lost”, “Smoke Alarm”, “Dead Before Dying” , “Protection”, “Rip Tide”, “A Dark Redemption”, “The Poison Tide” und “A Lesson in Secrets”.
Videobeitrag: Val McDermid and Sue Black on crime fiction v crime fact
Crime writer Val McDermid and Professor Sue Black talk to Xan Brooks about dismemberment, their bid to make forensic science more accessible, and their Million for a Morgue project – which includes a killer cookbook
Artikel: Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey to be reworked by Val McDermid
Austen’s early novel is to be reimagined by the bestselling crime author for a modern audience, as a suspense-filled teen thriller.
Artikel: Val McDermid and Jane Austen pair off!!!
Fans of Jane Austen and Val McDermid will be pleased to learn that in Spring 2014 HarperFiction will publish a contemporary re-working of Jane Austen’s “Northanger Abbey” by Crime Writer Val McDermid.
Artikel: In Appreciation of Reginald Hill
When Reginald Hill died in January, Val McDermid lost a friend, a colleague and a hero. It’s hard for a writer to be completely aware of their influences; it’s often easier for readers and critics to see what we’ve absorbed and reflected back from the books we’ve been drawn to.
CrimeMag: Artikel und Rezensionen zur Kriminalliteratur
Dieses Mal: Alf Mayer schreibt in seiner “Blutigen Ernte” über neue Polit-Thriller, Henrike Heiland hat sich mit Val McDermid unterhalten, Lena Blaudez hat das neue Buch von Carol O’Connell gelesen, Carlos’ Tagebuch führt durch den Wahnsinn des Aprils und und und.
Porträt: Val McDermid
Despite reaching her silver anniversary as a writer, Val admits she is something of an unreliable witness to some of the crimes she has created.
Rezensionen: McDermid, Hochgatterer, Smith u. a.
Besprochen werden u. a. »Trick of the Dark« von Val McDermid, »The Mattress House« von Paulus Hochgatterer, »Agent 6« von Tom Rob Smith, »Final Cut« von Lin Anderson, »A Fatal Fall of Snow« von Joyce Cato und und und.
Diskussion: Voice To Voice: Ellen Hart & Val McDermid
Crime writers Ellen Hart and Val McDermid discuss lesbian literature versus mainstream literature in the US and the UK, why some readers will go out of their way to attack a book with lesbian characters and/or themes, and more.
Rezension: Val McDermid: »Alle Rache will Ewigkeit«
Mordsspannung an der Uni: Val McDermids Thriller »Alle Rache will Ewigkeit« klettert von Platz 21 auf 7 in der Taschenbuch-Bestsellerliste von Spiegel online. Die schottische Autorin lässt diesmal in ihrer ehemaligen Studienstadt Oxford morden.
Rezensionen: Neville, McDermid, Mina, Sallis, Abbott, Child
»Stolen Souls« by Stuart Neville, the charismatic serial killer Jacko Vance returns in Val McDermid’s 25th novel »The Retribution«, »The End of the Wasp Season« by Denise Mina, »The Killer is Dying« by James Sallis and more!
Krimikolumne: New in crime fiction: The latest thrillers and mysteries
Es werden vorgestellt: »Before the Poison« von Peter Robinson, »Trick of the Dark« von Val McDermid, »The Burning Soul« von John Connolly, »The Bidding« von Bill Haugland, »The Red Floor« von Sheila Kindellan-Sheehan und »The River Killers« von Bruce Burrows.