Val McDermid - Crime Novelist & Writer

The Offcuts Drawer by Speakable

Apr 19, 202152:27Arts

Scotland's "Queen of Crime" shares some stonking bits of early writing, including her attempt at a bonkbuster and the short story that prefigured her move into thrillers. Clips performed by: Christopher Kent, Beth Chalme...

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