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Val McDermid

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4

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20

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Books from Val McDermid that won awards or were shortlisted.

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  1. The Mermaids Singing cover
    The Mermaids Singing

    2009

    8

    score

    • WonGold Dagger Award (CWA Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year) (1995)
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  2. A Place of Execution cover
    A Place of Execution

    2010

    6

    score

    • ShortlistedEdgar Award for Best Novel (2001)
    • ShortlistedGold Dagger Award (CWA Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year) (1999)
    Book DetailsBuy this book at Amazon
  3. Crack Down cover
    Crack Down

    1995

    3

    score

    • ShortlistedGold Dagger Award (CWA Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year) (1994)
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  4. The Torment of Others cover
    The Torment of Others

    2010

    3

    score

    • ShortlistedGold Dagger Award (CWA Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year) (2004)
    Book DetailsBuy this book at Amazon

Recent Standouts (2020+)

  1. 1Stephen Graham Jones90 score
  2. 2T. Kingfisher78 score
  3. 3Percival Everett64 score
  4. 4Adrian Tchaikovsky61 score
  5. 5Martha Wells51 score
  6. 6Silvia Moreno-Garcia49 score
  7. 7Darcie Little Badger44 score
  8. 8Alix E. Harrow42 score
  9. 9Charlie Jane Anders40 score
  10. 10R. F. Kuang37 score

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  6. 6Orson Scott Card22 books
  7. 7Poul Anderson22 books
  8. 8Sheri S. Tepper21 books
  9. 9Greg Bear20 books
  10. 10Hardcover20 books