Praise for Queen Macbeth:
“A page-turning tale of adversity and adventure, laughter and love, death and defiance.”—The Scotsman (UK)
“There’s much we don’t know about life in 10th-century Scotland, but McDermid supplements what we do know about medieval history with playful imagination and intertextual reference. It’ll be great fun for anyone who knows Shakespeare’s tragedy, offering the reader a fascinating glimpse of what lies behind the long shadow of Shakespeare’s politically motivated portrayal.”—Sydney Morning Herald
“McDermid allows Lady Macbeth to reclaim her real name—Gruoch—and casts her in an altogether more sympathetic light . . . a page-turner.”—The Irish News
“[McDermid] successfully dismantled my blood-soaked Shakespearean assumptions about Lady Macbeth.”—Libby Brooks, The Story of Childhood
“Sharp . . . a pushy, playful rewriting of Shakespeare and Scottish history in the context of the hurly-burly present.”—The Conversation
“It is Thelma and Louise with crossbows. The three companions are delightfully skilled, fast, furious, and deadly in battle . . . a terrific novella.”—West Highland Free Press
“A wondrous tale of subterfuge, courage, and resolve.”—Lovereading
“A historical romance seen from the perspective of a strong and determined woman fighting for life and love.”—Mail on Sunday
“Enthralling . . . McDermid offers a no-nonsense, authentic earthiness of language, dialogue and descriptive passages.”—Historical Novel Society
“McDermid plunges into medieval Scotland. Overturning Shakespeare’s propaganda, the reader will encounter a new Lady Macbeth amidst a web of vicious intrigue.”―Good Reading Magazine (Australia)
“Gripping . . . the mighty Val McDermid interpret[s] the story of Lady Macbeth with searing feminist power.”—Waterstones Says
Praise for Val McDermid:
“[A] relentlessly engrossing series.”—Wall Street Journal on Broken Ground
“There are few other crime writers in the same league as Val McDermid. Her stories are ingeniously plotted, moody . . . Absorbing . . . It’s Karen’s character that’s the enduring draw of this series . . . Out of Bounds is another terrific and intricate suspense novel by a writer who has given us 30 of them. As I said, there are few other crime writers in the same league as Val McDermid.”—Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post on Out of Bounds
“We read crime fiction for enjoyment, comfort and reassurance. McDermid provides all this . . . Still Life shows that she is still at the height of her powers; it is deeply enjoyable, one of her best.”—Scotsman (UK) on Still Life
“McDermid is at the top of her game and readers will be highly rewarded for taking this new journey at her side.”—CrimeReads on Still Life
“A thriller as steely and superlative as its heroine.”—O, The Oprah Magazine on Broken Ground
“No one writes sturdier mysteries than Val McDermid.”—Chicago Tribune on Out of Bounds
“McDermid remains unrivalled . . . brilliant.”—Observer (UK) on How the Dead Speak
“Further evidence that her ‘Queen of Crime’ status will not be challenged.”—Scotsman on How the Dead Speak
