Leading Scottish writer Val McDermid has said crime novels were popular in Scotland because crime writers could keep a "finger on the pulse" of modern society.
McDermid, a bestselling author of crime books, said reading genre fiction was an outlet for the stress of modern life.
The writer, from Kirkcaldy, known for her novels featuring Dr Tony Hill, spoke after it was revealed the top 20 most read books from libraries in Scotland all belong to the crime or thriller genre.
The writer, from Kirkcaldy, known for her novels featuring Dr Tony Hill, spoke after it was revealed the top 20 most read books from libraries in Scotland all belong to the crime or thriller genre.
She said: "Because most crime writers produce a book a year, we've always got our finger on the pulse of contemporary society.
"And now more than ever Scots are fascinated with what's going on in their world."
The writer added: "We feel really murderous a lot of the time and reading about it diverts us from doing it."
You can read the rest of the piece via the below link:
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/crime-writers-have-finger-on-the-pulse.23438662
You can also read my Philadelphia Inquirer review of Val McDermid's The Retribution via the below link:
http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2012/02/val-mcdermids-retribution-is-gripping.html
"And now more than ever Scots are fascinated with what's going on in their world."
The writer added: "We feel really murderous a lot of the time and reading about it diverts us from doing it."
You can read the rest of the piece via the below link:
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/crime-writers-have-finger-on-the-pulse.23438662
You can also read my Philadelphia Inquirer review of Val McDermid's The Retribution via the below link:
http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2012/02/val-mcdermids-retribution-is-gripping.html
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