Val McDermid books in order
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Tony Hill and Carol Jordan
11 books listed so farOrder: by the date each book came out (valmcdermid.com)
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Kate Brannigan
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Karen Pirie
8 books listed so farOrder: from the author's own list (valmcdermid.com)
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Allie Burns
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Lindsay Gordon
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Books not in a series
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Also by Val McDermid: years being checked
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Topics in Val McDermid's books
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Topics
- Cold cases (Criminal investigation)
- Kidnapping
- Male friendship
- Murder
- Police
- Revenge
Places
- Edinburgh (Scotland)
- Fife
- Fife (Scotland)
- Scotland
- St. Andrews (Scotland)
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Last checked: September 25, 2026, against valmcdermid.com
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