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The Best Val McDermid Books

Updated June 14, 2019 327 votes 175 voters 12.1k views29 items

List RulesVote for the Val McDermid novels you just couldn't put down. If you haven't read a book, don't downvote it.

List of the best Val McDermid books, ranked by voracious readers in the Ranker community. With commercial success and critical acclaim, there's no doubt that Val McDermid is one of the most popular authors of the last 100 years. If you're a huge fan of her work, then vote on your favorite novels below and make your opinion count. This poll is also a great resource for new fans of Val McDermid who want to know which novels they should start reading first. Suspenseful and full of chills and thrills, these books will keep you turning the page. With memorable characters and excellent storytelling, there's no reason why you shouldn't check out her work if you're a big reader.List includes Report for Murder, Conferences Are Murder and more. What are Val McDermid's best novels? Vote on this list and help us definitively answer that question.

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A Place of Execution
Val McDermid
First Published: 1999
Subjects: Detective, Crime
Genres (Book): Crime Fiction, Mystery, Fiction
Original Language: English Language
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4
The wire in the blood
Val McDermid
Subjects: Police procedural, England
Genres (Book): Suspense, Mystery, Fiction
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9
The Mermaids Singing
Val McDermid
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15
4
The Distant Echo
Val McDermid
First Published: 2003
Subjects: Revenge, Scotland, Murder
Genres (Book): Crime Fiction
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15
6
Fever of the Bone
Val McDermid
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9
2
The Torment of Others
Val McDermid
First Published: 2004
Subjects: Police procedural, Police, England
Genres (Book): Crime Fiction, Suspense, Mystery, Fiction
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8
2
Report for Murder
Val McDermid
Subjects: Espionage, Police procedural, Suspense, Lesbian, England
Genres (Book): Suspense, Mystery, Fiction
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9
5
Grave Tattoo
Val McDermid
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7
2
Killing the shadows
Val McDermid
Subjects: England
Genres (Book): Suspense, Mystery, Fiction
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5
4
A Darker Domain
Val McDermid
First Published: 2008
Genres (Book): Crime Fiction, Psychological thriller
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5
4
Beneath the Bleeding
Val McDermid
First Published: 2007
Genres (Book): Crime Fiction
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2
0
Booked for Murder
Val McDermid
First Published: 1996
Subjects: Lesbian
Genres (Book): Suspense, Mystery, Fiction
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2
Crack down
Val McDermid
Subjects: Adventure, Lesbian, England
Genres (Book): Suspense, Mystery, Fiction

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2
Clean break
Val McDermid
Subjects: Lesbian, England
Genres (Book): Suspense, Mystery, Fiction
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2
Dead beat
Val McDermid
Subjects: England
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0
2
Kickback
Val McDermid
Subjects: England
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5
11
The last temptation
Val McDermid
Subjects: Police, Mystery, British Cuisine, England, Germany
Genres (Book): Romance novel, Suspense, Mystery, Fiction
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6
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A Suitable Job for a Woman
Val McDermid
Subjects: Social science, Criminal justice, Women, United States of America, Great Britain
Genres (Book): Non-fiction
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2
2
Deadline for murder
Val McDermid
Subjects: Scotland, Lesbian
Genres (Book): Fiction
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2
4
Blue genes
Val McDermid
Subjects: Lesbian, England
Genres (Book): Suspense, Mystery, Fiction
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2
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Star Struck
Francess Lantz, Eileen Goudge
Subjects: Lesbian, England
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Suspense, Mystery, Fiction
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2
0
Hostage to Murder
Val McDermid
Subjects: Lesbian
Genres (Book): Suspense, Mystery, Fiction
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2
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Final Edition
Val McDermid
Genres (Book): Suspense, Mystery, Fiction

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2
2
Union Jack
Val McDermid
Genres (Book): Suspense, Mystery, Fiction
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Common murder
Val McDermid
Subjects: Lesbian
Genres (Book): Suspense, Mystery, Fiction