The Grave Tattoo [antikvár]

THE GRAVE TATTOOVal McDermid grew up in a Scottish miningcommunity then read English at Oxford. She wasa journalist for sixteen years, spending the lastthree years as Northern Bureau Chief of a nationalSunday tabloid. Now a full-time writer, she dividesher time between Cheshire and Northumberland.Her novels have won international acclaim anda number of prestigious awards, including theGold Dagger for best crime novel of the year, theAnthony Award for best novel, and the LosAngeles Times Book of the Year Award. Herthriller series featuring Dr Tony Hill, criminalprofiler, has now been adapted for televisionunder the generic title Wire in the Blood andstars Robson Green.The Grave Tattoo won the 2006 Portico Prize forfiction.For the latest news, visit www.valmcdermid.co.ukVisit www.AuthorTracker.co.uk for exclusiveupdates on Val McDermid.