#513 Val McDermid, queen of crime writing

from Collected: The Podcast · host Royal Literary Fund

The internationally acclaimed author of more than 40 books joins fellow crime writer and band mate Doug Johnstone to discuss how the publishing industry has changed, the novel she had to run away to write, becoming lead singer of The Fun Lovin' Crime Writers in her sixties, and why she's having more fun with more genres than ever. © Royal Literary Fund www.rlf.org.uk

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