Books by Val McDermid

Every Val McDermid book VibeReads knows about, 27 in total, most popular first. We describe books by the vibe they deliver rather than by genre, so you can tell which one to start with.

1. 1

   The Mermaids Singing

   Tony Hill and Carol Jordan #1 · 1995

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2. 2

   The Wire in The Blood

   Tony Hill & Carol Jordan #2 · 1997

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3. 3

   A Place of Execution

   1998

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4. 4

   1979

   Allie Burns #1 · 2021

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5. 5

   How the Dead Speak

   Tony Hill & Carol Jordan #11 · 2019

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6. 6

   Queen Macbeth

   Darkland Tales #5 · 2024

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7. 7

   Footloose

   2018

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8. 8

   1989

   Allie Burns #2 · 2022

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9. 9

   Echo Einer Winternacht

   Inspector Karen Pirie #1 · 2003

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10. 10

    The Skeleton Road

    Inspector Karen Pirie #3 · 2014

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11. 11

    The Retribution

    Tony Hill & Carol Jordan #7 · 2011

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12. 12

    Killing the Shadows

    2000

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13. 13

    Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime

    2014

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14. 14

    Gunpowder Plots

    2013

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15. 15

    Star Struck

    PI Kate Brannigan, #6 · 1998

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16. 16

    The Grave Tattoo

    2006

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17. 17

    Hostage To Murder

    Lindsay Gordon #6 · 2003

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18. 18

    The Torment of Others

    Tony Hill & Carol Jordan #4 · 2004

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19. 19

    Beneath the Bleeding

    Tony Hill & Carol Jordan #5 · 2007

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20. 20

    Stranded

    2005

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21. 21

    The Last Temptation

    Tony Hill & Carol Jordan #3 · 2002

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22. 22

    Sombras de um crime

    2000

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23. 23

    Insidious Intent

    Tony Hill & Carol Jordan #10 · 2017

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24. 24

    Splinter the Silence

    Tony Hill & Carol Jordan #9 · 2015

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25. 25

    Fever Of The Bone

    Tony Hill & Carol Jordan #6 · 2009

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26. 26

    The Distant Echo

    2003

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27. 27

    Trick of the Dark

    2010

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