Not even a hand-stitched suit could hide a body gone ruinously to seed. I was tempted to offer some fashion advice, but I didn't think he'd welcome t…

- Val Mcdermid

A society gets the criminals it deserves.

- Val Mcdermid

Steve Mosby has become one of a handful of writers who make me excited about crime fiction.

- Val Mcdermid

It's not magic that takes us to another world - it's storytelling.

- Val Mcdermid

That was the trouble with moving houses; no matter how carefully you packed the books, they never ended up on the new shelves in quite the right plac…

- Val Mcdermid

Time for the likeliest story since Mary told Joseph it was God’s.

- Val Mcdermid

He frowned as he struggled to remember. It was like watching an elephant crochet.

- Val Mcdermid

When all else fails, go for the ego.

- Val Mcdermid

No woman is a heroine to her dentist.

- Val Mcdermid